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6 d9 P6 n2 x+ z5 m4 x$ O* u# Yhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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+ q I* l$ c7 m! k% iEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales) y2 Q6 [6 V: p, I8 c# Q: K
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend' u6 l7 z( M6 q' f- I
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, `' n9 Y, H! N8 S5 d9 B9 hEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.% F# {$ C1 @' W8 O. F) z2 \3 o
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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# [: L+ [+ R+ Y0 F" u+ e' I; T
F- Y) \8 h# `) m3 u- lSales 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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3 ?0 X9 E. O! k% q1 LFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.( s' X, @% y( h: ]9 S( e$ i
% ~, P. a0 G) @6 ^) C7 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.
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# z9 a. `% Y( o3 B0 x% h2 b7 p* Y“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 A) [" S6 F' a$ i( E7 P, {
) k& x! O- n" x2 q4 N( F“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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1 D0 W* h3 n; j3 D/ s: _1 s# zThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008., ~' l' k' X( k/ G" o
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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./ {+ v6 Y7 X" z
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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." c! |% I5 ^2 [6 O; M0 M
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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.8 R/ c' A! C, n, M6 p) u
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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.”0 G* G. K/ }0 r+ {1 I
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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.
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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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* ~/ q/ F1 t* V& V. b8 B“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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“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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