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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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^0 |% u9 J% l! ]8 u1 v; `1 R6 lEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales0 v y$ w; s$ O% a% t# q
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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4 L8 v1 [8 X. L1 U; y3 jEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.0 {) ?! i8 x+ K7 D+ f
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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., Z/ W/ F! c/ D
) Q2 R9 R& _/ r) y* j$ eSales 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. ; u- x9 I# ?3 k- ^% w, u
, f' B2 {0 T# x/ ]/ d; rFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said., d* H- [5 x% ?- a! t2 e& i. C, K8 k
?- s3 A$ c, m9 l# U7 h' D8 j“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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# c7 m2 h8 c J6 T“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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$ ~, _4 K8 u( W% i3 x7 {# hYear-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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& S0 ]0 ?- n4 b' l! C# NThe 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.
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8 f+ B# n. f; Q; |Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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i2 J% A' Z# q( Z% B“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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) {: p/ a, `" q0 }& _First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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7 d8 h( [6 g2 a* h' H" w. I& RThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets. l/ A' `; g) t( P2 s X4 P
0 q( U+ |6 d% I9 R$ G! q- QPrices 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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% R" |* Y% R$ o& f% T, s“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.1 K* k9 W, v# p1 S5 s/ k O6 H% J% C
8 k3 Y5 ?7 j" 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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