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% u. f0 p4 ^8 Khttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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" F1 ]" K" G( _3 Y) QEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales( P. _% V! X q$ }' K% m9 _
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend3 q* L7 z2 N- F* D6 V* e, \
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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.5 H5 Q7 ^) _3 z1 s" @( b
: I0 T/ e' X# @3 z6 L/ c! E% \“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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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. / I6 s3 X o5 i) ]4 y' k* B5 y. O
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.3 Q, E& ]3 W5 a% A
' a, G3 ?& I& x' t% s0 ^The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.+ F4 q1 B1 x% _- O& T
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ' ]$ B. ]1 E% K( i* K! @
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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.”5 ?! c& J7 a, y) I' u' Z2 B* q o
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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.$ y) R/ X) c1 U5 K* ?: F4 M
, M8 d, M; U% G) G5 N2 ~The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.8 P. Y8 a3 H- j& A3 O6 L0 s
9 k* A4 ]3 v9 bAverage 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.& Q' E: n6 S3 J" y J
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.3 _; |6 _' O; w) i- C
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.- b0 G" m/ n6 d
3 }2 A& N3 x7 }+ qFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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_# {% ]' W' K, u$ P3 kAn 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$ \) C1 H( |& n- |' q; Z' @
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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.2 `5 ?0 `3 @0 l' _$ Y
( i# c. h: g) G" EPrices 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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( \% x: w" X& q; b2 O6 \' K# r“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 y( \- c2 P, p' f# k
3 a. p- N! F0 X# x, p“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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