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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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& h& b1 @& h8 jEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales" ?. B5 L J, X1 Y
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.: x) q6 S+ G9 J
0 M7 Z% c/ q! n' P: k, A) [“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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% M( y& L; [6 [6 o* b$ d5 rSales 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. 8 W8 N; {) P4 A5 J2 n
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.1 q6 x5 M& T! W9 B
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.7 C0 I2 t1 H$ N4 w4 W
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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. , n1 x' T1 Y+ y B2 ~
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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.; H9 C8 j0 C7 j4 \! G
, a# v) a' S4 ]4 c! Z# WAverage 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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5 J! b3 l v( V0 r' M“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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- E r% o& d+ F( I: b- EFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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; ]! Y$ o K& C( D* j" H; DAn 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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' Q8 w3 r& ]" W! I8 w, 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.
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1 C' b. S# V! U2 ?2 E6 R' KPrices 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.+ o6 W! j3 X: z# R( j# j4 s
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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.8 ^0 b, ` Q- [8 B! S, N6 t
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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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