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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales% w% x4 U7 T9 n f
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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“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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- E( f. F9 n( S1 _5 BSales 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. / X, L0 l X5 Y0 f# Y
% b# T' _- B7 l( T) nFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.: a# T; t: b2 [( R$ q3 i
) u, n. J" G9 k- 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.
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( c" N3 C) z: S w, 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. $ X% C" h' Z! S7 y" j& d9 c# ?
; `$ H7 b+ ]6 m X: b: H“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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5 K v8 {" t: b% O8 x* vThe 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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. J. i8 J+ X% ~$ r+ A5 uAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.. {7 T0 I6 }' B& `
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.; }$ _+ [$ w; ^% s+ L2 e. `
1 H9 r3 ?/ E& P! S5 k6 U“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.% q) D8 a- D6 d9 r& s+ \
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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.
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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.”! t: K6 L' ?8 U
6 h& ?! T1 X/ |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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9 Y# F8 W7 I5 hPrices 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.5 T" J: B: g4 T/ I1 l8 f
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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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5 V, d" M" |/ a0 Q. ]( O2 C“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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