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6 u; p+ _% D8 K- H6 Y5 q. Fhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story$ A m1 H6 I p0 G
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. V8 i) `# `/ O6 t) SEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
' u5 Y: M8 m8 }" e High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend8 _, w6 [5 S g+ J8 n* u+ H" v
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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.( L6 s1 J. g; p$ m9 ^
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. % k" L: ~% [( n5 i$ t1 h3 W# B( w
3 v! U% g0 [: x( I5 p. d4 vFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.$ `( p' g6 S% L# c/ c
9 q$ P) F9 f& I4 k# w' u“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. - l% B D, v& M7 B8 S: g
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“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.”
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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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/ e x1 Q6 M( j G5 J$ \- VThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008. [1 M) q/ v' e8 T G, d
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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 $320,289, the report said.5 A! u4 Z$ p( K+ O$ }( W- m
8 }: \$ p* p- ?1 x' L; T$ KInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.; e: I0 Z* w& P' P) M) l
9 S) b# ]) p5 o# d! {+ o# c“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.9 e8 I+ r" }' J! h& E6 k1 B: B
c% [" Q9 A. l& @First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* Z" _/ D, f# B4 \6 H
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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7 f" o F: L$ DThe 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.
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, {" w- o0 D; B- S, VPrices 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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3 N# v& U4 f! O; g8 W“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.) H+ m( ^% M) E0 p4 Z, A i/ F
# V1 y4 M8 ]. E1 `1 ^6 {“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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