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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story" E4 J8 m6 T! R, F$ T. ^
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
* p: T! \% P, q8 l2 J$ y1 ]0 t High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend2 f1 z5 D# ^, k$ b8 U$ ~0 A$ q+ y
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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.; ?! K m. I5 W
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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.$ D* z3 X0 r3 m( _3 t# p: k$ b
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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) d+ |5 }$ k; U% O ~* C y( tFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.1 y+ X X7 g. [5 S3 C/ {) m
# u$ d( F t$ c9 S# SThe 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.2 {9 j) _8 Q/ W. p. Y
* ^( G9 e- ~& d4 R7 l“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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! i; x$ a' ~! r, i( f9 ?7 b“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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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.. i! Y4 y0 z& Y( E" K
0 H- f2 d7 D* C. RThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008., I# @( S9 V/ Z2 u1 P' t& T( r
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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/ n! ^6 W/ P$ K! _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( V7 I9 ~( t" [
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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. q! d+ R9 i" H6 e% H
% z0 K, r1 e, G! M. EAn 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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' Q5 `. ~2 f- x& Z8 D Z* q" KThe 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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0 w5 o9 G. |6 B& l( e RPrices 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.) O y2 k1 l* L& E: \1 `" d8 [; ?
" Y! `. Z/ o- A: `- e7 Q2 c“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.* F" n3 ?- n8 N1 _- x5 |2 A
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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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