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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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! T' K1 W% f7 H* {9 G. oEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
8 c# V6 Y0 h0 X3 m8 ^0 C) W* R High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend5 R: C2 U0 ^5 y7 j0 ]
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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.+ m5 M( x2 T+ q" x: V0 N
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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. 7 L3 C& P( a% V' G/ z/ @0 T& j5 D
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.' |- p0 y4 L# M5 ]- N
# b# k u9 L k; S6 [. WThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 8 G# q( V& }/ p' L: ?- c
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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+ f/ l7 z- x$ o9 oYear-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.- b& I" l4 y- k6 Q! q
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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 2008.9 T% N( m A0 Z8 o) Z z: F
' g# ^* l6 ]% H' p% FAverage 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.: {, s9 g3 G# e2 A6 j
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.8 k1 I% [! L6 n- R
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“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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) c1 v, R) `0 m. CAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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* t& w; I, G0 j& ^' n' U6 zPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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2 Y5 u8 a; X1 n0 B* Y; D“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.+ T: y, B0 }$ ?" E/ T+ R
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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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