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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 Y& b+ D* g- f% M' @0 W0 J: L
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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% [" r5 M9 s1 y, ^" M. U/ wEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.8 c2 l) z! H3 y4 S, f$ H
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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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* l5 V1 D% m6 i. } XSales 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 $1 million.
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r7 d. r) u4 S# j% l- i5 N4 [! sThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.) \& Q: N0 Z0 w6 \# m1 @& K$ i! _
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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.
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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.”- E w( N" o4 p0 A+ A
0 R d: h% u" S% F. d9 X7 qYear-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.1 H' h% f. ^, d g
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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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0 ^5 z2 _. f! W. ?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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.7 K: E( Q' {* G8 ~* f# S7 `
, z5 Y8 Q1 v0 S/ F+ b6 B“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. `5 s: H9 k- ?! Q
0 @ ?4 ]7 [: ^6 O' x$ j& a3 GFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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6 D# ?; t }) O6 o' tAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”1 a( m: i5 o+ P1 N1 |
4 {7 K; h( W. D& r6 SThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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+ f4 h- b+ r' [# B1 O8 cPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area., S3 b5 o- a$ O8 I8 _6 Z
' c3 i4 w% r7 n6 g$ g5 z“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.9 \$ y* @7 x5 p: H9 ~
4 b( \; R+ X1 C7 m- \1 o) w; f5 y* G“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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