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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales3 L/ J0 x* B( h4 l/ ~
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.9 l' q; Z5 t3 n. `4 e/ l+ I
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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.- J% o5 P1 ]# g" V$ m* D3 L8 i% D
9 r4 |, R6 F- _: v/ V# JSales 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. ' C" c- P: c: X0 n
" x# i6 ^6 E# `+ w+ UFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.: Z9 Q3 o) ^8 A# d/ |
: ]5 }9 ~( c UThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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* E! p) i( r F* ?“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. - ~$ {/ _+ i" ~
: a Y4 t9 q8 { k# E0 i+ D" g( 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.”* j& X0 V9 h8 D9 {# I9 Y/ N& k9 ^2 D
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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.
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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.
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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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; l6 }! j7 W( \1 Y4 D2 p- X& ]Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.6 F1 \! h6 i5 b
7 K3 p6 b- \& m3 W! o( T9 K“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. }4 e, }* ]' O1 M. f. A9 y6 U* e
, H5 ]' t+ ]( I* v# f( f( y& o, X8 nFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* B; j5 y) s6 ^& A
2 ^6 K# W, Q+ k b$ U# s" n* eAn 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.”9 ~" M3 n& P% O1 _/ h* k* s# \
/ H- {: \/ P, v e/ u. G7 m5 T. tThe 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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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.$ f4 X+ B2 O: L2 L- X5 Q
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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.' ?! s( b7 _) j' {& G0 Z4 j
; f5 L% x$ @, H# i+ s“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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