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. V5 V/ J( f, I" z4 _1 p* K0 e) ghttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story$ \# v# _; k/ W# v$ ?, L
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales* C4 V9 M: ]- K6 l: m
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend) X+ g, r/ L7 p6 L4 ~8 Z1 V
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' \2 L. b# }/ UEDMONTON — 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.2 O/ q' e7 p5 `- c& {
: ^! r. V# P- K" p* {+ a* @1 ySales 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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" Z r" G+ F& R5 \Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.6 z+ H# I$ u- Y) T! k4 J3 x3 u
5 m/ c+ m% V# Q“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. $ a) R+ S" w: j7 t3 R+ q* X
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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.”' ]# q* T) j2 `7 D
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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 s* ^3 G5 j$ |0 j: r# W) G
6 c! t* }( s2 Q% ?/ zAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.2 U6 P+ k/ z0 r, }$ U( y$ \
0 W( l7 s; w; K: X6 z1 zInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.: _9 B, _+ [# P q7 R H0 M8 e* Z! O+ H
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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) N# f D# D, J. y9 A) o" NFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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4 M1 u, {# }( [& mAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”* X7 B8 e- w2 d* Z! R7 }" K3 R
U' O0 d/ @, L v. f) qThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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& `4 D' f4 z4 T; U+ iPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area." d( s8 `$ Y7 h6 E$ y& |
9 |. M: s/ n# ~7 M9 M' i“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.: a$ q8 ?4 X- R7 n7 h
$ z+ W8 i* [5 L) I& N. g“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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