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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story8 |% X8 H/ x8 K" q7 C2 b
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; g: E7 d; o K G: t; N* {Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales- W+ I+ ?# w# _- Y! j. e; ~
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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8 V# b7 U# J& n7 A* T0 k& Q# C& A“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 $1 million.( z% j- A, N+ ^! T6 p' Y3 ^
# D- A. t& _) n& z- _The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ! ^; y; Y! H+ a% G, S8 Q+ T6 ]8 q6 J
- K% ]+ Q* c. I5 J6 }4 ]- e" x4 y“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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4 y! {1 i |# c- uYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said., i& U1 A, J, @6 ^$ C4 F/ \" A
, ?; n+ I, G2 B$ WThe 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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.6 T5 K- w; k O' m4 f
. x4 w/ Q- U+ P3 T- c“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.3 p+ [7 S# X3 x
, W7 p# G) Y4 ^9 H: uFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales." h$ H2 ?: g; Y6 W; h9 N& c" `' m
( b W; O6 O4 l6 ^ |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.”' K: R* d. l7 Q. t% e
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The 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.. t! _5 H$ C# q! E
4 Z4 u1 @) ^2 e5 W% o. |6 k8 q“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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