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V4 d1 k D$ o) Whttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story8 X7 k. P% J4 x+ m7 G
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; I, W/ R: n4 {- y5 g: YEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
: x3 b M9 F8 ]% n R4 R, b6 P' z. P High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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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6 p" P8 i8 j3 [! m“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.1 [1 }# [: \* o; P7 F
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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 $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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2 Q4 J0 o2 C& k9 l' P+ ^3 ?" ]7 c“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ( w6 q$ r3 H- A
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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.”+ {( ?5 s" v- W# h# o% 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.
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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3 f; M4 q! Y: R+ r+ pInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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, C1 C. q2 ]3 q# X% M [" d“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said./ m" Q* {, t2 c
) }% c+ Y* s, y6 B$ ^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.
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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 b6 m) H- k. Q, O) TThe 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.( z/ r5 e6 ^1 t* j: X: H
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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.3 A F# C: Y& j
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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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+ R/ Z% X+ M5 K1 q) u4 Q1 [4 t“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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