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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story9 [9 s; e) C+ _6 J
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales) H$ L% I9 W- T, W6 e$ V
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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) E1 J/ l7 U1 f% B; z6 y9 H4 FEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.: X% r7 Y# }! N$ L1 s* f$ k
( `1 r- R2 v* v“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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* T$ P' B3 \2 Z' i9 S7 oSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ~$ l+ a8 n! U3 h& \& m0 Q a
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said. p8 T) ?+ O: K$ R6 [" H
7 k. Y5 d5 j, s7 H, u. A2 {! |. 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.
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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.”" p4 S# Y4 @ Q& q
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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.0 ?. d: A* u; N9 A1 |7 f7 a2 r% ~. N
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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. _" W: i# N- Y; R
0 f2 B& U8 C. |. cAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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/ K7 I% I5 y/ ^5 ^; w6 B, QInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.$ h. q" s1 x. v# @* T
) j1 y: s6 Y9 T* k. ^& k- w9 w, DFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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( b% Z. `* s* ?4 d6 j9 P1 S( w- nAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”. x& Q+ x' {% U# e
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.. |- ^5 K- B! c8 v' W
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.+ N/ o3 Z6 h* F3 K& b
% U9 \9 T! q4 c0 {2 O$ [ C% l) y“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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