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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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. V% Q* s( c6 w+ FEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales+ z( v- I. r/ z" g3 Q" y
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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( f& e7 p) @/ u `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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6 b2 c+ T( j8 Y" H% 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.
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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. ) s. N+ A4 ~5 s" A
4 s8 U2 F! ~7 g1 f! LFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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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." y- V; L/ i7 H% \8 j6 S
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“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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j% d+ m+ Q, [! _' F: q) Q1 E( r“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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5 B/ \( Z% P0 |- G8 [, Z, [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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. E/ t+ n f8 ]8 w, DAverage 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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% _) M0 t) E2 d1 z“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.9 Y2 u) h+ i9 l3 ?
. h" c9 v, @' M& ?First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales. _0 Z* M* \: {1 A- J/ c
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”" [: ]1 ^. }9 x0 B. b
/ ~5 }: O6 D8 eThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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$ p1 F% e3 x- y# d0 hPrices 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.# D9 I" J! b% a: l1 L A8 |
% M* u, _" P5 F/ d" ?“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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