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/ s1 J/ v5 W4 ^* bhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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* S, m4 \" h7 H- m) a0 ^Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
; T \7 }1 R& |4 q High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend; Q) p2 Y- S+ @" S/ w
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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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“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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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' ~! t* @9 [% V$ J& H4 HFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.% F" o& a+ O P0 v! \2 t
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 5 @3 C5 Z% x4 S% b2 x6 J
4 u& e. U7 y7 R$ v% D“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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, y" n5 p) [- `0 T/ G( RYear-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 W6 j# B# s; w! j9 MThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.: Q4 b" ~: ?& t/ [
+ d! E4 c9 w/ y% K1 e- C0 e( MAverage 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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1 u5 K, t* M, I" ]1 X) H0 Y& t+ mInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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4 \! s6 N/ j2 x3 n" `5 k0 G“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.# Q( [. o, X1 g# _# q+ L
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.6 {- D+ c2 j; F3 x4 W
" c) p( ^$ R }; i$ G8 Y. 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.' j1 S6 ^1 T5 Q
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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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“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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