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: W, j s& `! }* |; x: v! nhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story: A$ \7 F5 B4 @3 l" t
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& z3 M$ N& H' h4 L. u9 eEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
8 f* B& s" S7 M4 q$ D' Z) @' g High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend6 q* j9 o! u% |5 }
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& A7 _& R" z; W, E' J; d% _, PEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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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.
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5 c, D$ V+ f7 C2 pSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. : M: U$ o8 }1 A; i l% q4 ]( E+ L
. c8 q5 u, Q0 eFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million., G* l. X' ?5 {0 A8 G- R
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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2 J0 @( q& l) W0 Z {" x, ~“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 5 F9 }& K6 R! \8 i6 Q
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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. r2 t, a+ n' j' p% T$ ~0 a" ~% oYear-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.: F, R# {& X) L: }
/ g# {1 v& A& WThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008." r x$ N4 b; S( a, \% T
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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.
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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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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.) D% g. c y6 m- V7 w# N' w
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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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) m ] |+ {) o5 d4 wAn 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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- N, _, x1 {) Q' Q& ~6 {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.- c5 D/ @1 C* m R B1 \9 f* [1 }
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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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' O( S( O8 m& `4 O* L“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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