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5 g, f! q1 [( J9 I! D* uhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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4 |0 w8 ^: Q7 l& REdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales+ D, W" | G; n* W
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.7 u8 Q, a" M5 Z8 F' X8 g
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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.2 k. h# e) h* w$ k! o% Y: f& i
) T, k Z9 ? ?; W$ ~. xSales 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.
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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.
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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 ~, t2 p5 ~9 Z: B
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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.% F! n- V5 |7 `( C
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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.( w r) X1 y6 H4 x7 E: `' R5 t
0 M0 s% x* n5 x6 D7 @1 k: u9 uAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.6 i, u+ N+ v0 [, f$ E5 m
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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( }* B) \, G+ n7 m
; v( ^2 U7 ?" ?: u/ ~First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.3 M. R" ~) C- H1 u2 u+ u1 R1 \
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”9 K# A: G" M* P5 z$ C
/ B, A( T6 ~' x% v' k t- eThe 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.9 x; y/ u' z7 Z' ^; b4 W8 B' @2 A
X, Q9 K I# d& C$ B# l; P# QPrices 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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“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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- V: |9 d$ Z9 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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