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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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2 b" y+ ]( D/ C. TEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales. t0 R/ w3 k3 Z5 D8 j" }8 ]
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.9 M5 N; j% H7 K& V- ?( ]
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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. L( ^1 {0 e; L
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.4 L6 n/ v8 O1 j1 X$ }2 f1 E
/ P* M4 x/ a. i3 H" f, c9 iThe 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.1 r0 _) Q6 k3 ]( M3 E# X% F: c! Z( N
, @6 O, D$ o J+ c% T* r. [6 b3 H- B“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.”/ b9 d) J- j2 C0 N
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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.* f5 W; w2 t6 d8 W. ~# `
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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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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 $320,289, the report said.3 r- ^, o! w% l7 X
2 f/ V* j' X2 F& i bInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.2 y& {' v: h, L2 |6 ^5 \5 K
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.7 _* P) x9 z" Y" Y3 g
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.( m! s* e# I, V, u' Q1 ~
. b" @; x" t) P; B. J+ C“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.+ I4 ~0 p$ G. _% G2 t% c- z# q
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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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