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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story. `9 M( X% n# H6 \- {$ @+ J+ K M
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales0 k9 s9 W9 g" C& I( C2 c& o9 o" `
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend( r1 W k# a9 l+ N J9 D( i
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0 D- a- }( j; b/ v/ NEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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& S" j/ {% b6 Q5 [5 J# E6 x- `0 u- k“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.+ y& J0 h9 {! Z* \
( Y; ]. e% z6 B+ U! oSales 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. ' g) G1 u8 y7 V" z0 `" y
7 `/ {2 d+ ]' ? J) ]Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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7 U' m5 r4 m" H5 L7 ? @! X$ 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.0 m9 B2 d: z+ K1 ?, k$ J, o; Q
( s- A6 b0 [+ X& v“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. 2 m/ e# _6 W% t' ?1 X
( c9 t' ~6 T; N( y$ k& M“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.”2 R9 m+ d: w1 _$ T: g" }9 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.& V2 X0 s, n2 m# @
. u0 K4 Z: W4 f, ?/ l4 ~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 $320,289, the report said.; S$ x4 A- ^& n( |
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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% n7 V' u& O8 R" T" x0 HAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.” I5 @, t8 [+ c* I" x' [8 l
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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) d) O7 o6 z0 O* T- |, v- {Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.$ k/ i5 V) ^4 Z
* g" q( @0 W3 z$ G8 P' J: v“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." B2 D6 [' ^& V7 x
# \4 m$ t8 q$ K5 v) ]; g' 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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