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9 T% W6 {* @: q) H. fhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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- @( b1 F- R6 K! IEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 h# e! c) J" ~' S
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend$ D- a1 y1 T& y2 f
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- K: E4 R6 d' z2 |/ XEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.! A/ x) N/ G- w* C
( z! ]" R5 j, W( g! g* H“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.- M! \9 Z4 W+ q0 U8 c1 s3 N. g$ E
3 {8 i7 s" }# N8 ~' j4 | D7 e, zSales 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. 4 ?; w5 h+ @& `! a( \, S1 N
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.4 M0 g0 x% f& D
4 u' F8 m' |8 MThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.' K# y6 T( Q& t: e$ q0 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.
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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.”
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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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: {; L5 c& h! \5 ^8 n& gThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.4 }/ c; y% d5 |, u6 H3 W. |
+ _: @# J1 k% v! D1 Z# @: jAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.9 M6 H0 Z) }, @: c) S
3 @ X ^ v! N$ U0 z- G+ F( E6 P“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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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./ X. f+ X0 L" _
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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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9 a, e* B! U- K4 E6 f1 r) 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.! x, R2 n5 |8 g
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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.
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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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