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( N) u7 y* Z- m; i0 ?http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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+ H% P; @6 t- Q. V9 R: q FEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales; M6 n* ?( f: S- q/ I) C! N
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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d+ ?# _: z. S8 {% o0 VEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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" ~# i/ q. A2 B. ~% ^! r3 p* u“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.' L$ Q/ @9 d1 M1 ^: \7 z7 i7 h9 D
' ?5 E6 r9 O6 x, gSales 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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# {) ~5 M9 z/ w; B* wFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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3 A6 N' E% y( G. }“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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. y# H/ b+ B- w9 l1 c“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”3 c% q {5 k* v8 f$ E
I; M* G# w# TYear-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.- H1 y2 c+ ]5 w& M: D
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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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9 L# y6 `8 C% V! l uAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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& U6 I( _+ O7 z) N) H3 VInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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; }) q% B) |, i( N# w“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.% v% i) b$ G0 Y
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.4 D- Q$ L' ~! c: T
3 @) p0 n9 C+ 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.”& ~3 B) E u1 y( m
. U, u L4 w# }+ E7 R6 ~* YThe 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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) ?8 h' @$ Q8 G) U3 WPrices 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.0 P: g& b8 Y1 X1 X5 ?0 d
' N2 g4 p& c ~+ Z2 }3 M+ u“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.6 G7 n0 k0 w/ N9 m1 k" E2 T' H
0 ^ X9 ?/ p% H/ O S$ K“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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