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! w# {) c' h' p, p/ fhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story* [+ P) V6 J$ h2 ?) c
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
' F' @" J5 B) o. J7 q- A/ s3 E High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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/ g1 j) B4 t- [4 t; lEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.) W7 Z7 e4 l# V2 \: X8 J5 V' i- P
1 S V9 r4 O# g3 y! k“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. . e" M, T4 a4 Z) S0 o4 w
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million." F. J% [' z% T5 L6 J; y. d# K) y
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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6 S4 X2 [" x' s“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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! Q! k; f4 ?1 V“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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! O* _ J! c8 b' }. PYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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" ^6 J4 r; o% P" q/ aThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.6 U' L" r3 Q" L$ o% Z
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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 $320,289, the report said.4 R6 q; T- k7 {+ O! v2 P$ f0 a$ 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.5 L! y2 R' I9 }! c8 X& x
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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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0 z f+ _- G( @First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.( o' b" I% Y$ ?' D7 w, ?
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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.”+ D* l0 U, `5 a
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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., H; x) J$ }0 E3 a* Z
4 G; Z% ] ^( v. iPrices 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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* a2 |6 s# R+ b) X! w“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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