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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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; [# j* k7 @ @. d5 bEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
- V! }$ ?. U0 ~- \1 W High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend* i6 ~- M) G/ 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.! s i' T' _1 g Q \
( S9 F8 k6 \( r! f, U( H“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. . y1 a' c8 h* y6 j
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million./ M, B9 R9 i: ]6 F4 [8 r
4 _# `9 `0 c7 p vThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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8 U0 A$ |* x, Z) z6 K“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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$ q. I" e T8 K" j3 u“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.”) ^: `9 ~- w W% M- N* ?+ [
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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.. v) D& A8 h( \* R/ n7 E& W& {
( N8 L- `+ w4 @' \6 c% RThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.- o, c$ s) i6 N/ [) @7 F' W2 ^3 o. K
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Average 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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5 h# S2 M/ P/ g8 aInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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* X \; p+ G/ x2 F( Q“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.: O7 ^1 g' j# C9 c( m
; Q# P8 [8 M' g4 Y: {3 DAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”3 m$ D$ u; ^$ y B
& e# v. L( X- G1 J5 T- o- _: uThe 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.. Y g( k9 f( f# V5 l% U
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Prices 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.' n" j! U8 T) Q- s4 [1 M
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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.- n' U. A/ e9 T }- O
4 R' B: @% d9 T: F0 q“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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