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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 A) b& ^: D' k/ k6 \ n
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend6 i; S& j: W! `0 G0 P% o
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2 U$ j! o0 @$ y) e9 yEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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9 O9 u( A7 m0 m7 D2 c“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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+ t) X- l. X+ [5 y$ Z/ b( {# ]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. ! f7 [1 d7 k* B! x2 L
4 Y: \8 `( V4 _6 `Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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- `1 [3 E& Q( i( ^4 uThe 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., e3 H" J; _+ G4 W/ X% h# _( D
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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. & ?) |: T2 ^4 p
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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.”9 u1 W# y9 L9 W5 s% O
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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.+ h! O, f: {& t* C- X
& ?" ~& l, d9 l. W, n7 aThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.( Z& `4 O% V: s& ^1 M. J% u- d
# f) z1 J8 s3 A, v2 y% W" \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 $320,289, the report said.( ?' }9 h2 A% \
, E' M! ~1 b8 KInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said. g" Y$ m9 n- X# Z6 b* y) W5 K/ \' C. f
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.; B9 G% P) h- g B! o8 q
! Z( J: Z/ f DFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* ?/ ^1 ]5 p2 S; r8 g* y
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”+ m8 o$ ~0 A9 W3 O. f: J* A- |
9 c: p* V1 v* g7 a; t8 B) {6 nThe 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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% u# A# B9 {+ \' ^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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) n2 Q$ M8 c/ q8 N# x2 m1 T3 ^4 Z“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.0 R3 D L3 A& Q0 j( j8 R
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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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