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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales$ z; f0 @& \" p
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend; p. p) i! X+ W* ~3 b0 l
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" H2 z( }; ?- A7 o; XEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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" B0 j1 |( O( S$ D# H& n“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.. n6 P/ _7 h$ S
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 0 m1 i, V7 G$ O8 I3 U% l7 H- z
) F/ r+ N/ i9 E) i8 q1 s" UFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million., X ~" r: C0 C5 Y, Y# E
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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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7 o5 Z ]8 j1 Z0 H“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. , E9 V6 g1 E8 U# m: `
7 r6 i" D+ V+ L- q( m4 i“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.”4 _0 L/ W5 J+ 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.6 a1 }0 t6 }; X
" m. q: Y4 B' v, cThe 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. {! J- s. N2 @3 t- E/ 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 $320,289, the report said.& R) {0 `' m! G" Y% R' K8 [ X3 U
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.1 E/ F" u1 t" s$ r2 r9 E7 Q
9 p( J' V# v8 B8 l$ A. e“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.2 e3 F5 H0 z8 A0 {; M# V
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 A% E! R9 H1 g X% P. i3 j
: E" S; @% r g F0 vAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”: f) F1 [) D4 U/ }% k; @
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.& i$ q+ i7 M! }3 M* I, P
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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.
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, T8 g4 j8 v8 a0 L“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.
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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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