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- k" E' _! Z0 y5 I$ ihttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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3 o9 ^7 V. G' w# KEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
0 O1 J, P; w* h& k( G% W" w% e High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend, H6 D% A* a5 {
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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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“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. " Z& E" A: v4 G, e9 H
% W8 J5 O. E# a! zFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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4 K7 L- c; ^* R, SThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.0 N2 c) X [0 W9 B6 V
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. . H% Z9 y8 b: c. ?# b; f4 ~4 b, U/ G
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”: t3 C, L3 W& |' w% m
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.( f7 z) |8 K/ P
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008., r$ e& Z- E* z3 n( s
, O" l: Q% n5 R6 `& BAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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& ]' j' U$ t# PInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.7 M0 I& S6 c6 \2 j) J) K
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.; ~; |, [3 }% X0 E& l9 Q* k
# L, N4 L' A' wAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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* C# m0 i$ v5 ^% Z9 RThe 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.: t! g v/ h" f+ o- j
) g) E' E! ~* t9 ]% u& \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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“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.& _- V( }3 |8 \1 u# Z4 j
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“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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