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7 X2 R* J* Z5 p9 C" M, khttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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8 B& v& I4 h: X# H9 [Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
8 y$ R W+ y2 l4 Q High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend% Z# E x! B' h! M* ?& O
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8 W$ H& e* ?3 ]3 UEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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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.% p4 W- _+ F9 l" C2 d$ t9 I+ M
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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. 9 ~7 y/ x/ ? ?1 K
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.2 b( B' q6 \' h4 C
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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! r2 x( @) @$ b- g T( _“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. 1 ?# C/ t$ a. ~ _) i
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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.”6 o# ^; v; `/ b f
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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.5 n* h R( u% I S& l& f! N) j
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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.& E& h0 a9 Y; R+ l4 M' v# e1 u
0 d; X1 X0 o2 s, `) x/ o. [% ^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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.9 p# ~, r5 c5 _9 e( }
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.; i7 K7 ~, F; P/ k. A$ l) \
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* p, i* p) h0 K/ Z& R+ v& }5 r
' n4 ~+ O8 B! w# G( b8 p; _5 CAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”* ^% K1 s3 r+ C- S) H5 N
5 Z: U: j- U1 I% I, _7 c4 EThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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( y$ M r% \( V; O& |" s. |$ y1 f( pPrices 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.3 N: r8 b# _7 L1 X. e& w
; ] R4 L% C- t% e5 k; G6 _% \! W“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.+ l3 B0 r0 P+ {0 \! e" H
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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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