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% `* u. I3 s- qhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story. M/ D2 t1 \- I9 P: J: Y
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" x4 H& W$ H" F& k: s6 b' NEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
$ D9 {8 i: | G+ i High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend/ e1 n. f0 v; J9 y
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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.# h8 F# R: i# f# C; b
' `, L8 Y- S$ r% b0 M$ a“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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9 @6 h% w3 k2 ~: M) N. KSales 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. % Y" N% E j0 J9 A1 [& n; G
7 ?/ y& y6 A% ~Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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5 T* e# R0 T8 k0 O: y$ H/ \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. P' @5 W, p3 n% k1 `1 h
4 c+ f t U& \5 b8 ]# M, f“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. ! Q6 n3 ]! I$ |/ z# w, U
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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.$ v3 m s. z# z/ E/ z8 U; ]
) e+ `% {; |0 k" }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.
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& {" l% e/ }2 U/ J, rAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.: M: m# h, A% N$ g: P
t8 Y" k6 \- @ H0 ^Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.8 A& D$ _* H3 }! |- s5 u
' X, d9 b1 y0 P+ m3 j' H, G“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.2 C3 R% U4 U' @8 E% n( f
9 P* Z" x; [, T( ?9 Z8 FAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets." H- x- y/ Q1 W. J0 h b7 |
- d# }+ T3 ^* Y) gPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.7 t8 }: s9 ]8 }3 P
, h7 L4 U, A3 X: |/ N3 f$ `" h“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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