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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story: w m6 f% [- B: o4 ]& U/ A
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9 b9 X* v, g. L) D3 f/ pEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
) v, e8 s7 \8 f* j, y High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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[# b- u3 I* hEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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- y5 x `$ l5 E3 L- Z“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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.3 G4 Q7 t/ N E0 M0 o5 L( a. \# m
3 s2 I7 i, T# r# s7 ZThe 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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“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. ( v# w; U8 m) o
/ O* c2 A1 t: v5 n4 u3 V, h. \; m“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.”7 R, Y- R6 W9 C4 Z* Q
$ y5 J" R1 n1 |" Z+ R1 L9 uYear-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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! J) }8 ~# R) M' y: ?; h- VThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.; l6 B. ]) z+ g: B
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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.( }' A2 Q+ q% u6 K/ V( \) H
- {% Z7 i9 u, e9 v' O% CInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said./ n. S6 {' T0 i1 t* I
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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$ y1 e7 W% U2 J7 U1 p! ~5 EFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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P! |7 o; s: U8 _. f. M# NAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.7 X0 i: F% J) G# ]
% n2 x0 {$ g! P) |) _! q/ I6 g; ]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.
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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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