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. U# ]) F3 C( o2 y* e) I. U, Rhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales" d& V- c& p% t: P
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend/ _: j: p7 B! _5 M( H# t9 E
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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.1 O- s' V* c3 G! d
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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.+ r& y5 } A- F. C8 K3 E" K; L
; ~5 @- Z2 Q& Y, GSales 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 $1 million.1 p: V. U9 E+ s& l& {
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.$ t4 F: o6 ^% M3 T4 W) {) o6 b! Z6 G6 T
; }; `) J. g' k b“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. 8 R0 w' c7 }% u+ G
$ S$ y" q2 b4 _% u' f6 j& o“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.” j" M1 d# M3 S3 p. v4 e9 o
9 h2 X/ |! ]4 r8 ~1 F, f$ MYear-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.- g+ {* w' M5 N% \8 P
% p' O% w1 N3 \4 H$ n9 gAverage 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.' l+ a5 j! x( B/ _' r# P6 O
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax 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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& |, S& I0 `% b. b- k4 q, MAn 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.”8 u8 p) ^2 P' _( c1 z7 P3 ?; s
3 f) z+ p/ l9 Y8 B9 W, KThe 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.. e1 ]" u7 x7 s5 v7 [
" y1 \6 D1 ?" R2 m" uPrices 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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“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./ U0 @- X* N* d7 X# T4 J
+ M+ L/ r; Q0 I' h“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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