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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story6 ?: E! p2 v e4 i- Q) z
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$ J2 v7 ?+ G$ }) S/ T" h" t: X( ?Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
9 }# ]/ B0 s: ~" W% ]/ ^6 Y: H High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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0 Q/ h R1 M8 n% F) aEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.7 H) N9 C. Y( \0 o: T
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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.7 D, F! [3 S7 e+ R$ N
* ]. l3 P3 D2 T7 y! {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. `# N: x a5 @( q0 I* ?* ^
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million., [4 |/ b9 B& y; J/ U
, l8 }8 Q2 O7 Y6 NThe 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 V9 ?/ D7 A% \! ^2 Z( t+ j“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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+ p8 F. x- m2 D( }1 YYear-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.) L. v2 D6 y5 ^# e
# W: P4 {" a& Z |2 U. wThe 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/ G; e: T2 G4 H2 s
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Average 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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# z" G ~0 L1 A/ _Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said., i( g! S3 P1 [. K' T! i+ s2 X
! h5 F9 L! f0 h“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.7 q; u" r4 e2 A) V) Z1 W
~' y: Z$ c" O# k% t" dPrices 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.6 v/ X$ P& A3 V
. \& s. S+ V" q. U“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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