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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
3 [% m5 a; [/ K- r2 s High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend7 K% ` y! {8 Y) a) ?, Q
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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.! @/ }' |% x% K7 c5 z& r+ S- b
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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. ) c. r0 b: ?9 K" h* t. U1 v% k" U8 Q
/ r9 z6 K4 a* e8 UFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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; J; K" k) ^$ Z“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 ~: a8 R- R9 Y
% _/ R7 U2 n" Q: B“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.”- n* N1 z1 L' _6 d5 S* T$ j
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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.' S+ X& v, A3 S
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.
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4 a$ I7 X/ @; C' F- HAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.5 @" @5 ]) M6 ?( k9 `! b
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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# w" f9 r$ P& w1 z2 Z, R& v! J( X“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.3 t* N* J F0 [7 Z b
& ]% ?% D& p" G/ aFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 [' f5 f" f9 A" \# U. e" ~9 s4 T6 B1 @
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.' e$ c- U; X. ?. `9 E: K! f# Q7 J
$ d# R$ k' w7 K# C3 {% n' fPrices 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.% r+ [( ~% F; U! D
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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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