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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story3 f& S7 S2 i( I5 v: @7 I) k7 O0 M
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$ d9 P( v( l( q: X0 ]0 iEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
! P( m9 j4 \. p3 o, R% X: a High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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6 J. N5 P) C: u( @) [$ AEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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, w& c* h. P* {* J2 j T1 S“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.5 [- v2 A) C, n" D. I
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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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3 B3 E: O# n! x3 XFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.2 d0 {# f. K% O& v
7 S/ ] y. Q2 v) AThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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& }0 _$ \9 M. U- |8 j# u“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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; }5 c2 P6 d) |+ y9 Y* 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.”. ]1 N1 h) Q- K/ B! ^8 Z
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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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; a0 T: d* m0 L8 L. N0 J" T, sAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.& T" _3 o( L$ t+ I
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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 J/ _8 N! F% D7 r: m2 a ~6 m2 S
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 ^5 T4 n' |5 ^+ S5 E
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.0 u, h/ v% n& U" s. W
# g6 E( r5 m# n# c$ a7 M7 j* ~, NAn 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.”$ R. v' d. C' |0 Q! X. `5 ?; r
' @1 t; {. N8 ~1 G# iThe 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.- S: q1 v X! ]. @
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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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( S% J' i- m' s: L% b2 Y“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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