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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 z0 u' |' t2 C1 b: G& I
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend2 ]3 p8 |8 e0 P. y
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3 _5 s4 V: z% f9 a4 e% kEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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( I1 n$ p4 P* A$ r' W1 J+ w8 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.. c/ [, }9 H4 `2 v8 z) o0 K% K! J
. P. @( D/ y) |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.
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, z! ?' |) r: o8 K0 M6 q& KFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.9 D0 T4 n( k4 l6 Z$ H8 C
! L- [1 G8 r [# H3 d! d6 R" FThe 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.$ ^4 i8 M& ~8 {7 W/ S+ Y
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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.”4 U# o+ Y' m% O( M/ i" E' R
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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.: I5 f5 D4 n' b( J% J' S( N
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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7 M2 Q; U1 o$ S1 R5 X2 _$ x# E2 |Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.! F6 ^1 N4 |$ C8 p8 _4 E- S" w
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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.0 F' ~0 v4 w& {2 _+ g/ t
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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.”' _! y9 j3 b; K1 L% ^7 z2 U% I
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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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7 A7 m# C1 a, ?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.- f; e8 g! W9 w! ]. Q8 j
* z/ F, h* E7 {2 w7 x“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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* \0 N0 Q6 b) }+ u5 b“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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