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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story4 U4 H+ v) j( o+ B
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; Z1 u4 B3 J3 {Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales/ R; m" ~+ x4 L3 Y
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend+ H8 ?$ z. l+ @& ^( H; `1 ^
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- ]& V. L1 j+ Y5 ?! nEDMONTON — 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.) X1 m4 o$ E! r( c' v: Z( O
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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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M, m5 O& }: D% ~( {+ bFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.. Z' y- y P7 A2 Z+ `, s
8 \5 j. \( X* @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.) [7 W: D# E* t2 G0 U2 }2 z
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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 v, n4 T( J0 o9 `; Y4 Q“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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# @! r ~, g) Y+ BYear-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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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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) q8 t. A+ N% t5 l0 r" aAverage 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.
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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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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.: p, |9 M4 p. |) n0 |, ^5 m4 F. F
( c9 y; P8 T8 P7 Y! NFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”2 [, ^5 s2 u! k( ^8 W, q9 |
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets. V4 c v5 o" i- G6 D: X# y$ f
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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./ N0 t. ^- v& p8 ?% F3 l
/ N; o/ W4 {: X$ J“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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, o% T( K2 z" O4 I+ e6 X# s“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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