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' F. n/ u, W! D& j( Rhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story, ? W% V: O, }0 ^% J, a+ ~, Z
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* @3 x( J8 t. W5 b1 U1 ? T- rEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
% z. q n; }1 ?0 H5 T4 Y 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.' k5 z3 E: g- @% e7 K
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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.1 R7 r" S( a+ L5 Y2 D( D7 V
& v# P8 s' X) ~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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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* ?" q0 D7 p& `5 nThe 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., B( P3 w' S( i I5 G# u. 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.
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2 Q0 F6 B2 O/ x2 h' i* p9 ]“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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9 m2 S( t: j/ hYear-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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4 {& _% C6 i/ h, t& @/ EAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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, G4 _/ n! m$ |1 B( CInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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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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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”1 L! a, Y3 d! t0 j& V, {
6 s& W) c- j; m: |$ S) FThe 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.& S9 x, j0 r2 L5 V' D$ j
. x4 Y) h1 I* JPrices 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., T- t& H1 O' f) O
4 r/ V) d' k, `0 n! E# W& q/ u- @“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.) e1 V2 K% y- r9 t. b
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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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