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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story: j0 q8 }- t8 a- y- {; u+ h
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/ k% ~. Z3 \6 p! L9 nEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
1 {+ }! f: |% `8 e+ a High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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, ^5 m6 G$ x7 M- U2 n8 ?1 QEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.$ V2 {. ]9 j" e: _0 B: K( }+ S& F- B
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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./ y0 r1 } r( _5 I& {, ]8 ~4 A
! i" f( D5 q! C3 i' {: t* ESales 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. * V( a3 g6 s `- d3 t
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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& M( {3 F: y( I+ ^( a; ]. g7 U% r2 cThe 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.”
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R9 }+ M) t9 ~, }% KYear-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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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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3 L" C1 e# J8 JAverage 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 $320,289, the report said./ w% c. h0 N" k& d" R( l- B2 n
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.2 [; Z# o( y* n' ^$ Z5 @
/ \* a9 u% g$ q“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.7 ^$ T& R: r; a$ Z8 V/ G
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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.”
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5 i2 y( o, w3 {. rThe 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.: X/ w9 e. F2 H$ `# i$ N- Q0 l# X
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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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% e! U$ N; p4 @“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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: |" `+ E l! M! G: c' j4 d“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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