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4 j. f/ v& q8 P9 j _& ], zhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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& p. P/ P5 G9 H, fEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales3 a$ N! S7 v0 X# d3 y+ U: U8 |
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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( e+ n8 O' a7 |3 v/ w9 M1 `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.0 U7 U" h7 L$ k% I0 Z6 n
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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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4 {3 G" A" E8 o' u5 u0 I2 @Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. m+ R3 E, c; S/ u; [/ x
9 ~ s6 }" p, tThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.. B! s1 w8 u$ I. V
3 D% j. A" d# ^' d- K3 c“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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9 G) n+ L" L. a; G& d3 P% m2 |" ~“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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$ l' G( Y2 x0 X2 {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.. x$ f/ X/ g* S* D( v A
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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 $320,289, the report said.$ e G/ Y* l _& Z
$ z& o' h. B% O% MInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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8 M6 K# f% R, G4 F! P" e“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. L" `! _8 M& g: T/ [( S$ ^8 N4 i( c" n
* t" V. Q# @# a& aFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* C- Q' C* z" N# A5 @
8 U0 W5 s. W7 }0 B9 i$ hAn 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.”8 C8 J& L+ c9 ~5 D- \0 o
k- {# @- {. m; s+ N. Y$ GThe 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.5 ]! m* M2 a) ?0 u% K$ E
( s- e3 Z1 a# P$ ~( ?9 i" ?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.! e7 o4 S! S( |% {; |) p# p8 R
) X& u' K8 M* i8 p/ T9 z4 Y“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.1 M" o" }) o; Y1 p* d
- O+ E Z3 h5 F/ s( z# |: c$ P“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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