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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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, W" g1 b- Y5 {* M6 E% }/ mEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales& E1 w- @* ~( c# J
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend7 a: L( I0 E1 E, |8 G' V. c
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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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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. 7 e: ?" I8 @6 [" c' n. e
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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7 n+ G. N: b( a: T, c. aThe 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.' g% J" l- {: i, b% {- g0 C* ?! 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. * c* A+ h* ` J' F4 Z# J T1 W- M
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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.”
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+ ?- ~- ?& l& r- [2 VYear-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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" |( e4 R: \: oThe 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.
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( \: L! d" e2 M @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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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.$ _# m- S' o9 U
( B# Z3 k0 I J( O' 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.”
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$ _ ~& [2 a, A' U6 c' q NThe 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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5 f$ |, p0 o- ~6 R, f9 DPrices 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.8 |* @# z1 e7 h6 D' S/ E1 A5 O
7 i1 N. }& F" H3 q: j9 _4 h* ?“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.$ [& U/ I Y; D: @& [
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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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