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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales. ?; J- _# d' x1 ~' L
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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- Y+ [# ~( T& [$ A# o! i& J1 OEDMONTON — 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.
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7 @+ k' I4 p! A5 V, n4 {4 U6 B! Y# A; {: Q& [Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 9 u; p1 J$ q( k/ M I* }
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.# f% e/ n/ p5 ]
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said. g( [ c8 {/ \4 L" d( O8 Z+ C
4 n% Y7 ^5 U( N7 _8 B1 m. c“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ; Z5 J1 E( x; w3 `: q
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”8 x- C! x% i% C: K s' Z2 E& k
9 j: c! B4 m$ `+ 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.
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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.+ N- E/ j1 @! d$ j1 G" n/ R
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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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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& p! M& q- Z' C9 x _* a# s* h“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.# c( l" ?) s# K& P. \! A4 U
+ N5 L" }. r* Z: \First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.8 Y! ?; W5 g e0 p( ~
3 |) }' N$ f$ O" M9 t2 R# IAn 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 v; B1 r$ a9 T" [* B
, S8 ^+ @2 ^3 v y3 J' 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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“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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0 ?$ N w. ]+ E“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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