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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story) Z( ]/ \/ ?8 O' K! y7 n* a& w3 ]; ^
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
. S7 u1 ^% }. _0 J: Q High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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' J, \+ G- \! I/ J9 z8 QEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax., D$ ^% H+ z! W* S/ `
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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.- S* |9 V( @ Z" r& O% {$ N
3 H: g5 Y. S1 m3 d+ y3 I5 F$ _1 m7 hSales 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 $1 million.% Q, C/ R' L0 t. j, _* g* _. } s
) U9 E, K4 }8 ?/ M# z0 U1 i* {* ]% yThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.4 n- K3 V3 l6 U8 w& c2 l4 _$ |
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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.”
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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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5 Q; ~) `: j$ r1 ]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 $320,289, the report said.: r5 E' R% [# R4 Y0 ^
1 e3 o2 d9 y5 z- {, @$ Y* y. @Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.+ [- m5 ]& t$ q7 C) {
/ d0 }% ?9 b3 g" l& U! a“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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8 U( `! ~. C1 I2 f, I, n# S! UFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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# B6 j4 t: J$ t- s9 s" BAn 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.”
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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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' I0 V$ N* f8 |& }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.( d+ e, ~& X# B! \4 q( Q& }: f
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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. o5 |* T- L( d# B/ a/ }
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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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