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* x- d* [! W) x9 ] ehttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 }+ ~( K. n; W+ {+ }( v
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend8 ~% \+ F: T* Y& E1 x
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. Q! B; n, M9 A8 JEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.8 ]+ j) k8 K0 n6 J, n
0 l8 P# n1 H: s+ |! I1 g“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 ?$ M1 B" V0 W6 T
' t+ d4 I$ m1 D) x, @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. # Q& ~ w' c/ u) L: T. V4 ?
+ L0 [# ?% B! ^- H/ X/ YFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said., |5 J- N( E4 Q9 A$ h& l3 T
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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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“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.”3 ~* b3 b0 F- ^9 |% \0 Q+ Z8 \; {+ T
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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.2 a' g' H# P6 H1 {* o& R, C$ r4 U d
* A! i3 {& V. u; r9 nThe 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 $320,289, the report said.& o" h0 e6 q# c$ ~# v
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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.
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/ k& I) Z3 X0 f9 rFirst-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. a; a0 U Z# @, f* o; g+ b0 i1 l: t5 F
* C0 U1 a3 F* w! wAn 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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) r" h% ^* p% ?- ^1 mThe 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.
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- ]& Y" [, b6 Q2 N# Q, KPrices 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.# n4 w# n7 |' y' W7 w% P/ u' P
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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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) D6 ^) P" a' l( f2 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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