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/ Y5 m! [* Q, }' v4 s0 ~- H8 z' J( _http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story* h# F) n( V+ O1 b* \
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales+ T4 W$ R' N; g+ P
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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; R' o6 W+ U! I( PEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.9 f3 w( g+ H7 }" a% C
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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.* J- @* j) m6 G& ~% d3 l
% i4 y! l( ?$ w, f; q+ x& NSales 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 $1 million.
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1 M1 ^8 N) v, J3 Y; fThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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8 a ^: x* f+ T& o, T D/ {# W“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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. |/ @$ h5 r' h @+ |! I“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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; t$ l6 J, E" S4 d. U% q/ w qYear-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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3 n: c9 i; h( z' `# n' s, k: l( CThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.5 P, B9 S% x) a( ]4 G
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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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G) y+ O0 ~9 R; X% Y, M6 ^“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”; Q* l4 B$ d) M5 e6 Y- Y
q7 S/ ]; c* I9 j( CThe 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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! j! P4 K; Z# ^8 J* s6 p; @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.* c# S# \; r7 f0 J- N& K n3 s$ o# L
# s d2 Q+ i3 ] `“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.: Y' i2 k! [/ |0 c
' [8 x0 [- x% R: d: n6 s8 J“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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