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6 `0 N7 `8 C5 f0 _' ]7 C8 Dhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story) M- L& N7 H! u- p
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
A4 x- v O7 D High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.% @) F0 U: Y7 ~. M; x6 e
, E1 l( _0 {2 u( q: L“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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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 6 P' M& H' |, W$ n4 U( T
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.4 { Q# B4 \! Y* ~
/ r, l; Q! O# c; Q9 J2 O' U8 Q* `The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”( q5 @6 r) O9 T$ H! |$ Q' M
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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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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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' I3 Y6 a* a& C0 | f, vInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.1 k0 g# E" n# w1 \1 `0 w* ]! S
+ Q7 m* M* z f, m3 w! ^“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. f, {0 V# j& ` F4 w- B
. n. M. G9 f. }# X4 A( m4 xFirst-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.. K. Q: V! v; Y8 _" | `% e
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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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, i( I& A z# F6 VPrices 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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+ j o* V o8 R, N0 b9 M“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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3 U5 g% F+ n* T! }7 x“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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