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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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3 k/ Z( W& L# _ AEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
+ ~! d9 l; d# C High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend( R3 N: P+ n/ ?) K, ^2 m7 j) T
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& }4 C4 S2 q% V, k, v' S7 OEDMONTON — 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.4 ^7 w3 ?0 a. w q3 O9 Z) I
1 p* ~5 R$ ~. @ W; HSales 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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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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“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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7 `1 Y6 E3 ~1 S9 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.”8 k) n9 A0 v% i5 i6 N9 k5 G9 L
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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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& l7 C# U+ ?8 N% f- c! e oThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008." o0 ^. E5 y' ~* N, c
# H( B6 M% |* t) R7 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.1 |# m. `' n2 a5 ~
2 n! z7 [" G9 X/ w; H% p# T- s- TInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.8 u8 d" E' Z f" g# L5 p
) L* j! z( {4 z- H! P; c' W“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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8 ^* d# E( O% M& m! R5 \7 ^* iFirst-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.7 R& b. C1 V) M; j* i1 M
, K& G& d7 M# `' p4 WAn 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.0 C) w4 \6 x- @! ]' A% C
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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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* g: c+ m( b5 R& k“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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