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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales9 J6 g; N7 } e
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend+ e+ X$ e! V$ ]8 M
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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.
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0 ~ j% G G& C, l" _4 s- oSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ; G: N' |5 _- O. A$ c8 l
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.+ g& `' `: X) r8 E
7 E. r, ]% R- [+ h% lThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.- I, ?7 X$ a% |
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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.”! B+ N% ^, }) O7 v) y9 r
: t1 _4 d; j3 n# dYear-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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) F9 p' F1 S# `$ D" fThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.& H& |6 {2 B! W
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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 $320,289, the report said.) t1 C; o- \. [4 l q) N
* j( f# l5 `5 u& DInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.# \" r0 f7 b) k: r) |0 |9 a! R8 M
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.7 S& }" f: e: t* w. n
: U( r) B" d$ I8 h$ S5 KFirst-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.”
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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.
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( Y5 e b* E0 j) a1 lPrices 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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# H0 O; U! H1 S5 O“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.2 E7 q2 w1 `; w3 m
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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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