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! G) ]( s' u2 S1 L' w6 B; W$ Nhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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6 P5 @, {! ~& REdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
/ B, p( V* l1 a5 M# l High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend* h) D5 X1 G7 R+ i7 B
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+ [, b! ^2 j; r' X% Y. F i8 QEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.. j/ i$ w2 U- G3 Q/ `7 F
, D; E' }- T: {& `; U! M* h8 c$ n“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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; @# N3 `8 a6 ]) F9 u9 mSales 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. / f: A7 Q/ y) K2 C. k9 \
) A! S& O1 W/ ~Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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2 T* g3 N0 R3 f4 K; d% G“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 6 J. m5 K8 }% \% l9 h/ [
- a$ c* i( K- O“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.”4 Q( Z. ^7 h& i5 h/ x- W
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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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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.; P1 t9 H! ~9 P8 I: ~
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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., F- d8 q7 Y! u& f6 Q
+ B% E( B& h2 Q/ x! b [% xInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said./ n0 b% d7 k' |8 N+ Z
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.! t: T) f% C; q8 y2 O0 D
e/ `, G3 P; L8 [1 HFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”% y% U; i& |* r& K$ t' M/ V L$ 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.: B) {( E! l6 O( M& m4 @
1 X3 S6 Q- k; E2 l2 }/ 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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“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.! k- R/ i# m7 Y: N* ]
0 c/ E+ `9 V4 W+ I9 A“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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