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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story2 ~2 Y i$ E8 x: Z8 n) I6 k5 U7 ^1 a
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9 P& A- o' C/ [Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales2 ]# w1 M$ v' r) c1 V/ ~
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend% J* S( m. L: m! M3 V
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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. ; P2 b3 Y5 q) [; e6 p
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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4 g4 E8 {+ X: D) d7 Z3 ]1 N+ XThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.: r/ _" w/ e/ f! U9 }
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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, R2 @. @$ Q+ H9 r$ [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.% w1 I$ y/ { Y3 z/ F
' y' O0 X" ~1 z. w$ U2 r! RThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.4 ^! Q' w( R9 ]- Z$ J1 M7 ~9 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.4 @- D: t- ]" Y2 z
) P5 n1 p4 s# s& Z" H( xInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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* `: H+ X7 z) W( F4 ^* S“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.# y& \" a r9 w& R
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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7 ]2 T* g1 ?* N6 J, I2 ~/ s5 r1 gAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.9 q8 p+ V7 y4 j6 K: [6 _% C) ]% S
5 j& [& ~2 L, v: K6 i“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.3 R v e8 @7 T& S' l- F
" E+ v% G$ e$ L. N“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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