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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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+ M9 o2 Y7 s# a; \* T, OEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales1 C8 n3 o) B* O! G6 U
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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# |' w8 R9 }! Y( kEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax." h* U4 G3 z+ B
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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.) D: I( g% \+ W6 @
3 f. b }5 f! C M* W7 p3 wSales 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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+ ]9 q& O: z( _# T9 y3 s/ ?3 LFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.- e; u$ R. s" e" I* k
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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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“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. 9 d0 w8 v& ~3 Y+ K! `$ T
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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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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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' S+ c% | p! X9 vAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.# e* J5 x! u: z% B
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.$ ~4 Z4 |0 n# |
: R9 x E9 ~, S, u* l: l" |2 ?5 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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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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) E: u, M0 }! G3 ~1 XPrices 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.7 J2 z5 K7 |* I- J+ }/ a0 v9 y
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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.
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. `* l6 d4 u+ M% I“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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