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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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2 a/ I$ t+ Z! n# HEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
5 Z X* }/ q, Q3 t High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend$ J% p$ n. f# I* g) e
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) O* r/ k4 F& A8 [4 t! h' k9 u8 j- MEDMONTON — 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.
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4 b2 f6 E# j! I5 h* fSales 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 $1 million.
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- a. Z d) h. x3 A" ~( `! ZThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said." X- Q- b6 f# M* o' e& E
& k0 ] {% Q5 j% q: K“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 1 m w) q& I1 j1 l) O( l
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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# g" n. i( E5 J L2 x- S* A$ {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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m- s: p6 @' D- }0 ]* N# HAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said./ A$ ^( }0 i2 E- a8 h+ C3 H% ^
' {/ K1 y/ i6 D: ^& V“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.3 e7 Z1 f7 ~+ g2 t8 q
& N& ?8 V0 N8 L; @) o# xFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.& U9 _( V. b: \. ^4 ?, v* ~) K
! Z$ H w1 Z+ b H" a1 R: xAn 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.”# [# E( Y- f6 K* j4 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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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.) u6 ` W- M" S# p- f' A
" ~$ @" `+ S/ L/ R“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./ r4 e- W' [6 J$ Y2 b
" X! p" X$ u1 u5 v) p0 ~“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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