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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story7 I, v5 ?6 M1 ~/ U
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L( O T) u9 Y3 n+ c$ s' CEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
! G9 K- P; C4 }+ y* u7 x0 ] High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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% o0 k! }; g+ `4 cEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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3 `. Z- K5 O! `“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.* c3 X3 @& R9 G3 c8 q' g$ 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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.7 T2 _6 _7 u S: I' K3 L
% R7 _" p( i; R1 i3 z7 X8 gThe 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.2 |* r+ g p- _
0 c* y0 }3 K* J7 @( M7 w6 H“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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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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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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1 ?) d; b. n8 r. H6 E% qAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.4 b8 b9 K0 G. w
( r' b" \8 @: IInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said./ N3 z p/ | `. f- m
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.$ `& M. X9 B: D2 k9 K1 Y
% W* @ E3 k" ^) C) H! {First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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( F3 `2 q' _% g* u* |: U( w' i* dAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”6 J6 [& {" P" P
2 v6 s& d3 u- v6 H; fThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets., u+ `$ L. |6 _4 Y7 I6 K
4 R# f) N+ V1 c: U$ O/ z2 @* nPrices 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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# o) z, u' N t- `$ {' x: R“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.$ X5 {% T& Q* s- F ?. b) T
, K" N$ y8 k, w& m q7 ~8 m“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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