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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 y# p& I8 G5 v* C$ I! j
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend& Z9 w. O) t- Z( p
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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.: H$ ?& r2 e" V5 n: g! R. D
3 k; {5 h. Z2 F/ V/ @8 t“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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5 O/ i: X. T- e1 A U4 dSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 2 w1 V6 r$ t+ e- x5 }" M' l/ J
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.6 \9 b) ^7 b. b0 A
" O1 q5 o0 V3 [2 ?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.6 S9 K6 F4 y2 Q/ V+ h) C
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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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“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.”0 C. E; H9 W2 D& |3 t
C0 _/ Z6 S( M1 _5 JYear-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." T3 J) u9 p: W3 Z, c# ` k' l6 D
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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.- Q2 |4 S2 G+ c/ K6 t) m
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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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.6 o% H) {0 }1 p
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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3 |1 M+ v! o+ d' O" G; d8 e1 CFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.3 F h2 e! y, f- w
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”% N- \; M# z9 l q" u
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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% c' A" P! [1 D/ C! c P% |Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.$ U e# \5 G( Q: |4 c2 }0 i @
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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.
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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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