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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales/ G" V. x' E7 R' p
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend3 s' I9 Y+ l! o: t/ c7 Z! x
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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.9 a% R+ m: |# i3 I' p, ^
# ~# d' x' s! g+ ?2 ~0 D2 D) k“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday. ^( N5 B% `8 U4 J' R4 f
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 6 k8 R4 t A; V4 Y$ p
# H t3 K j) v7 s9 K( YFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million., l2 F# _+ x$ S0 z% @
+ I- r' ~3 d) m/ b; [9 p ^The 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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$ o' `+ x( }0 J9 E7 Z“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. % k* t" Y; L% {2 A
, @( k1 U. n' T) O0 i) ]“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.”* |1 A [* w0 H1 t6 W, \- F
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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.7 @$ H2 c4 s; [( q J
% x: x8 J# C. PThe 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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' G8 k7 k. Z8 o3 zAverage 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 $320,289, the report said., @9 x" c h& p9 ?; s: o5 s
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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; _4 ^& V# f' k0 ]$ S* D/ z“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.( i2 ?( }2 U( m* u
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”- T$ c" i) X, T0 q9 y7 z
9 ?/ s( d$ `) l1 K7 v1 x8 tThe 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, @! M2 t6 e0 R2 i
% O* X8 Z8 c1 d2 M3 N( BPrices 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.5 D2 m7 b+ y9 D$ h: I2 x1 N
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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.8 l) d2 s( \9 j" X( t9 U' @
% V( W: @1 u0 h0 s! V- A8 T“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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