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. Z! ~* S: C* U: k, E. dhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales* p3 I+ M! a- q0 D1 z+ y( e
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend1 t) E& z8 Y& s/ U/ _! Q5 P
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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.
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4 {+ c5 X! [( s) Q2 F8 a“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.* |8 x; i/ e/ X+ Q
x7 h9 z( j/ u2 c* y. o# M: }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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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: ~% @, h) m. T# @7 | Y7 [The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said., i+ W- p5 p- R" M s# A) w
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ( @7 z- x( u0 s a
" h6 p3 Y; F/ G' ^6 K$ _“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.”8 j# T( [4 t T- [9 [9 c
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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.. v$ t0 x5 w6 \' ~+ C: U
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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 2008.2 O8 ^; d, _- {6 ^
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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 $320,289, the report said.$ |7 N0 h- y$ N3 y# c! F
) U5 M+ D" ^8 E `* q& jInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.7 O3 k$ U& A$ a& {- Q0 t2 P8 X
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.& V' n( O( p# g( P- ?2 M0 F s5 @
. v1 I- R; K) Z% A9 YFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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- L. a4 h, j+ {' X2 E( }, w: FThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.# \; ]4 P, c* f$ F/ t# H
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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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9 M& J8 L9 c# }- D“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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4 m9 }; @8 ?0 u" f$ r“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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