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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
7 e! B: j2 I4 u& \ 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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E$ P$ E+ |9 `0 G2 ] R“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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0 M0 c* |5 N; ]0 K8 B0 b0 DSales 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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. G8 W9 G# {) @- DFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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- H6 s' q8 ]) G ~1 a7 bThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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7 |- Z. h/ K3 u* t/ Z/ `! A* L“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”* F4 u i- I' \/ o/ `% D6 r
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.8 r" r& K/ y+ N$ Q; W* q0 L/ u
$ d; P; t9 x [" j h/ }7 f) lThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.: K& R4 K3 _+ v" k
. \! N6 S9 z: kAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.1 T5 ^5 ^. q i9 C2 j: h# _
! I* [9 Z5 E0 n9 [7 |6 B: sInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said. f* A; M* `2 T+ _" D3 L
* z! R y& l% |: ? f“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.. h. G' ^4 b/ M; J
3 e$ a3 k5 _7 k$ K3 ~* q% R$ UFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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+ ^# u0 z+ ]2 V0 p$ k4 K0 D, QThe 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.( {) q2 ?- S w; G5 Y
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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.% e7 d" c, t2 d$ n8 x8 N; F
2 A7 P- h2 Q7 m# J9 O- G“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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