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( R' Q4 o8 T) l) ?+ v! Mhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales; _4 i7 h2 ~( [1 \: T2 Z
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend" e( M% w- C2 P
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. G6 @* H7 F6 W4 j/ |8 E2 ^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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7 M" \# Z2 {/ ~- a* x# V“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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.5 z) P9 k. j' s% u/ v$ U& E# d: R
, g7 x6 X* {9 C* g, eThe 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.1 E% ?+ l+ Y/ X1 K/ w
2 G) K$ U6 l2 e) B. n" C4 A, ]“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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“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.”- f7 y! W. g8 H
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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/ N6 Q( g6 q e4 I
5 g& ?# @8 P6 cThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.
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& \, j1 s% n, n4 x- Z5 xAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.9 p' M0 s4 X9 n
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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- i& A8 d& \: g: O, @% W“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.9 Y$ ?: q4 x* v
3 F+ c# P3 z) o2 G2 Z0 P) 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.8 ^' g0 T7 i( O7 s% T. X
& h) v. B1 p( I) z( Q; Y; K+ I- j; F6 TAn 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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: i2 g1 d; X' K# |! o. d- ^5 aThe 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.. j, g# u. {4 J3 i A
* m9 C/ p" R/ S2 A# ?' \6 [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.
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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.
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“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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