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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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% i) `# [" i" j' R, rEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 ~$ Q: t( q- X
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend- u" d- |2 m8 z3 a
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5 O$ h8 @. w! j% REDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.* ]6 i9 q" X, Z8 T" s6 c( y
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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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" G' B0 T- K6 }+ K0 wSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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6 b& C0 ?7 E$ R$ C) r5 bFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.5 \; \; e" v5 F" t G5 I B
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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+ @& W1 d# }* [( z% W“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”+ z9 [% V. n8 b! n
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.3 \, ]6 y, J$ _$ Q( \) m
7 Z& I- A/ j4 M/ g: gThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.7 k Q w/ y J; j( M; Z
' P+ O% v9 C5 Z5 i$ q2 n2 |8 LAverage 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.0 U; S ^0 [& I! j% `, u
( \& V" T0 u2 i“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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; S+ t/ m4 q% p% A1 X5 j# P: Q5 RFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.; r' b5 k; w4 _ w4 F7 [% N
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”) u3 g. r+ J# j! m1 ?( f2 }
' Q4 v: E& D0 R2 CThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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$ C! q4 O; v$ i& ePrices 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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9 K- ^2 d3 ?6 a' N- z/ 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.
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; @' [) h7 p* y9 z“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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