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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story* s# w. k* E& Y4 C, z b0 S& D
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
9 |$ A( V8 e8 r8 k* G x- p( t High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend3 S/ r% l$ ], b8 E% K
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EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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' w v% s6 |. wFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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2 t Y2 o. Q3 q- o7 P“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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5 b/ k9 t9 J. v& a0 k“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”6 [+ ?; l# @6 o/ G+ c. |4 w: E
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.4 I0 |+ z9 e( ?* O; @8 x# Y
% X3 B& o7 ?5 rAverage price is holding steady, up about four cent to $332,789 in 2010, about $12,500, or 3.9 per cent, higher than a year ago when the residential average was $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.# r! J" J! p9 l; ~/ {8 z6 F
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 h; Y9 w7 I) g% Q; @( M. r4 U8 @1 o
7 ]: d( d, n+ a0 EFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”+ [4 L2 ^6 q' V7 M7 q. x! W Q
7 |/ W7 M- k, w5 c( j$ u8 c- q1 _The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.# E0 c+ r7 Q" X$ m. ~
" u6 S$ N! Y( U: pPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada./ p" D6 m k5 I: o3 |
% ~' i }3 _' F M6 {& i“We’re now comparing the second half of the year to 2009 and falling short of expectations. Looking at the big picture however, the market remains healthy.” |
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