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) T9 Y5 A* ~2 U: Thttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story$ Q* ?5 y/ D! O" \; L/ d
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! F2 `' H; ~1 p- a( w* {( YEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales% r( J K: I) ]- w5 z# [3 h
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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" V' m( s! l" S5 q# j" I0 iEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax., b( a8 l+ J( a: G z: f
, A% T( i$ `, i( M7 [“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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$ u& h( O! m D) \# `' ZSales 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.1 p0 G& U5 ^( [* z% y2 ?
$ F5 X& C. h6 N5 H b% ^# i' rThe 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.5 q4 o. `' n+ Y9 G G
. t! P) c# Y% [( p3 o) o! Q' Q“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. 3 V$ n }7 M" s& O. h$ q
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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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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.
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. W: M" \; o5 ?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.
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1 R& s) Z. K- D; `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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.7 R$ I, S- {8 j0 R
; P4 f0 p* J6 ?1 ^“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 z/ r1 L6 Q- q9 Q0 {
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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.* V V" R; x5 i5 `0 S
3 H4 N* u7 d! Q4 r; S& c6 y, yAn 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.- Q% J# r2 `" H3 V4 @. h
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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.
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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. i0 N3 n1 d/ l: t, A6 c; H! y! M
6 v7 c4 h. c' }: C' q% x“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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