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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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0 Q- O! U' y" WEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
1 t `( X, t( i" l1 v1 h High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend/ r: q& h. o& f0 }
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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., q/ a% }& Z0 ~* f' l: _3 W4 {/ ~( F" h
0 K- {" j/ J6 {3 P0 z“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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0 I6 `1 L6 k+ ^7 E4 l8 Q/ y YSales 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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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, K/ U* Q v8 `The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.9 [. d w& H0 U
! @& B) K0 Q- f8 n) [! W“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 9 i" ]5 }! F5 O2 C0 |- H1 p8 T
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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7 Q# D% z3 Q) I9 sYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.( ~# J9 f' a3 `
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.0 G: W% o4 x( z" S' m1 k$ D9 P' Y
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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 $320,289, the report said.' q5 b* x8 ?; |7 O& J& C. S$ H
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.. _. u U, ^8 d+ ^$ o4 ]
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.3 [' Y6 j; Q% v9 ]* Q* V
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.' i+ b: b5 ~0 L5 u7 L! Q
- g W9 R/ z1 P9 B9 ?An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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! O3 O& s1 b' L+ N1 ^* d" H1 t1 N5 G" [7 nPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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1 Z7 Y6 M$ ] Q1 l“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.
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5 F3 s' @ _2 x- R/ N. }“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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