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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story) S* A: {1 U. G- C4 W# {7 ~9 t% \/ n
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales0 c [' C6 j) G1 X
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend5 V0 p2 W. n L* ?' A( E: X
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! A7 J) q7 M5 Z9 ^0 Q! e( C, |EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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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.* a! ?' @6 h: _) j9 @/ W/ L
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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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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8 I3 S# u% c. F# i0 `# m+ u' I; q, WThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ) A4 N7 m1 l+ Z- D
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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4 C$ M/ s4 _% f* K* tThe 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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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 $320,289, the report said." ^0 K' S7 \. g) E
% x8 |! @* {. _0 c5 Y" M5 dInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.$ Y9 h& }5 g; |6 b
0 [! j. @8 R1 u" P, f“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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% _' o4 g/ p/ y: D2 z4 e3 ~6 lFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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$ q5 X+ @/ k; |0 XThe 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" ]6 }0 ?( {& D2 D K
$ U& k+ C; v& e8 N) D5 F E1 KPrices 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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% Z: J5 v$ o( {8 X5 S, 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.3 y1 k2 ? s+ ~+ V$ b
7 b; j/ Y0 @) v# }) ]“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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