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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
2 J1 K0 E+ @/ ^ High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend! l3 {4 F8 m7 R; L0 u7 e% Y
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* l( [/ x, E2 |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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8 |+ p5 T5 E0 d3 i1 ~: ^9 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.
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, L% E5 a2 H/ w+ x/ LSales 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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.) F1 a7 [2 I3 q/ k
0 v: e4 i1 [3 p2 }. F3 Z/ {7 s9 {4 `The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.$ T' @' Q* K& m( |- z- N8 y5 v* e2 C2 [
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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.”% G: d$ J! X* |4 k: {. K6 b
7 [/ y- R. N2 c: g9 c0 u7 {6 f: yYear-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.5 N0 z. G% o' _2 I
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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 2008.2 t, D% l4 Y0 ]4 [+ G+ e1 _! `
3 R9 l7 N: t& e- |) L SAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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0 Q' u* u3 \7 M. z0 |. T2 [$ fInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.3 `. g+ d+ U$ k6 @) j4 N2 k, C
2 R- i: @; M* G, B% w“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales." B6 ]( S, K# j! ^$ i7 c
) p% ?: \+ p! H: u+ D! ]7 ?0 N8 t7 AAn 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.”9 q2 s: r4 ~! @# @& c
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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.6 z$ M/ m; I+ `8 B5 m. q: H0 X3 [
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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.# h, ?, P* K) c$ j# C
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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.% U5 {8 u% @1 F5 L6 E, R$ N
* _5 G9 b7 j% [2 A- q6 [“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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