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' W. p, U8 v4 s5 Uhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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2 [: x* |4 c8 J- w. ]0 ^Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
2 Z; U/ u( @% @: M: ^; ? High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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: u0 K# f, H/ T8 uEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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0 K) U1 u3 n* c* q0 Y6 l“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.! Q5 v2 f: O8 K) e
3 Z. m# A0 g' F$ f: L7 Z8 bSales 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. * @& D0 N+ _6 t0 c
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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5 S# n- b1 r ~ Q; SThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.6 w+ j* u2 H+ v: p- M. j
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 7 z" p! r7 Q2 ~: s
' w) |$ ^# g. I- O8 i6 U5 b) N“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.”' u$ |; p' c6 {# i2 r# C
1 n: E: h# C( `8 ZYear-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., R6 k# S) K( L
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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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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 $320,289, the report said.0 E5 E& h0 g! V: S( H* q9 j
2 p& M% p( [6 o6 tInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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5 R9 a2 u; k7 b6 A2 Y& Y“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.& i7 z$ U$ L* I
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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* f* e- [& F0 l7 h, N: [An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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8 c0 x1 P3 ^/ ]: v' A0 {$ A8 oThe 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.! S9 X# _0 h( e* A8 U$ R1 e
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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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, `$ d# {" Y+ g7 _ q“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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