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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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+ t9 ], A& d* L" V. [# C2 qEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
/ K: N' q- ]0 C4 q High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend5 x' I# S8 `* G5 l$ w0 A* @1 {% M
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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.2 n6 S4 e' L6 ?% _" f) ^ `
& D( T; X+ g$ z, W% C“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday., \0 B- X% h8 f; G' W9 ~6 I! `
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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.
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- p! z& U, b& G/ e" z% V9 W, tFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.- G5 l+ J- O' P5 R8 n( d
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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; S- g$ z, F1 _, ]& L9 z& S“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.( Z( ?- ^/ ]6 N
% y* R$ x) g2 |0 A" IThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.; N1 Y9 A" S6 {# V1 {. k, J! y
9 x& F8 m# }( Y1 C& AAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.0 w. {5 q$ H7 a( q& U
9 p8 P1 J/ ]0 O2 k) e6 L8 dInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.- v6 U( n( Q% @7 M6 Y* ]
. M+ z s3 |# T. U; [" ~“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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2 w/ Y1 y" T: X: o" E( H% U2 m0 dPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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$ ?: R/ T8 L" M0 H2 z“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.( H9 w, D/ w) N1 o, }
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“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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