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7 `% M+ Y# K5 {! t& c& D2 o% S2 Thttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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) m( Z+ n& L- Y. l: bEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
9 ], v) Q. r( @0 k+ U High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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1 n" r5 y! `) mEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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“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. 7 W1 c2 N6 t0 r
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.4 g Z7 q# r, s/ M+ V& f. ~: Y3 v
- O5 ~4 d, F: \) H+ GThe 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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“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 {- w4 I2 Z. P) ?1 t
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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." _: m6 ^9 x4 [# b
* w, N+ U7 v/ W: gThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008./ Q& B* C/ F6 x+ j' i
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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., x, s+ F8 `7 H
& ] ?2 K0 Y5 D" Y8 RInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.6 p; _1 O) s w& H
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.0 h* z9 y3 M/ y; Q- Q
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”3 I3 L+ _ |# [" E, W/ _7 u
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.; s1 C+ j7 n( ?1 C* }) H0 s" L
3 v5 L7 s! L6 t8 E3 @# XPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.$ b3 e& R0 a+ z" X7 ^
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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.9 c A! Z7 ~! [! U. }5 y
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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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