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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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- ?. j" K) n4 XEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
- P+ l1 z- r7 M, M5 G High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend4 |% \! g* N$ P; @
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* r. m5 ?& u, b, k. OEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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- Y; c* P+ }$ h3 x/ F5 Z“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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.5 \/ V# d% N, J5 [/ B
& y# q x- x1 v& [1 BThe 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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+ Q% D. S4 Q( _9 I“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. 6 j( L/ z0 ?+ _; r
1 K# B& ^1 j& l3 n/ Y2 Z1 U“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.2 W9 B/ a8 \+ R t9 y9 T, s
+ p3 [" B: [( W" Y) ^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.' U% l' x3 }: J9 E- m; c6 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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. g: C; N. O/ s, _0 w( A2 j# }
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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0 X& n7 j) b+ z9 V; JAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”+ w, P! t9 ^+ q1 ?! P
9 ~9 R5 w1 E+ Z+ `6 aThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.8 u5 a6 m2 W0 \4 }6 e
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.4 V6 q" E/ B! y# V0 Q; e' j3 ^, X
D7 j, y, m$ A+ E; u. ?0 p* s6 c, 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.
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' W* s/ _% p0 ^0 i( I, `1 _6 t& p! p“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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