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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story9 v5 Y8 f; H2 ?
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5 u& ?2 z( S4 xEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
2 M" k+ M: _4 J# ]7 A High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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8 t) ?/ Q) Y. d3 o$ WEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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' S4 r% W" `* e0 ]“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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1 b! a: M5 s0 O3 CSales 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. , l& B" v0 R/ j. d1 F% Q8 n
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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% ], @# {7 P2 [+ Z3 F `6 iThe 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.* U: i% i' P. m; H; G4 k
$ V% W8 g$ i+ r* D; f/ i# m“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. - u0 D, t" u4 ^: V
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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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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.1 G. e5 B7 r4 z; {5 l: F' U* R
$ b8 h2 U! \* }2 iInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said., f" B& U, x2 r2 u$ ^# R
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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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* `0 J; B$ f- _0 z7 o; PFirst-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.% n2 W& j3 [5 Z5 ?0 V
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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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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.* j4 w9 I% S* _5 S4 F3 [
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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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