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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story" @5 ~' {& V' v' ~8 g* }- K) _, l
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' j7 Z7 h, W. wEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales0 @! K& E, i; }% |' Z
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend3 w! t( K; _# ^- x, a* i
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; T' a- i$ s) q5 I( cEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.% N+ h) Y$ J% v. B0 A
" P$ y. [% V/ g1 v: 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 $1 million.6 _9 \7 ]7 H- P2 q2 n
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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2 ]( h% w" P3 t& J& `+ L: q. A“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”$ O' n4 ?2 _ {, R
7 f( Z# k2 r' sYear-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.$ \9 B7 f( z, @# [# h, l- W
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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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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% G7 b" i+ T9 j" A$ R. qInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.0 g) y# @. B$ D' ^; R, O
; I5 x0 p* F5 p# j6 S) s& T+ h“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.( d r9 ]% b( K1 y2 i
8 h- b4 K' `! a& g& l1 f) F+ R+ fFirst-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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5 K; o3 E/ q( o" y( xAn 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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9 ]( ~4 q x7 o, GThe 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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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.- d: F+ K0 h+ A( n0 m
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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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