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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
6 F' M1 _9 Q' `7 n( Z4 d! | High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend+ c' Y' |, ^7 T, }& N' m9 c. _
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, ]! h4 e' L* X H. C0 {7 M) g/ XEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax./ k# p/ n$ y4 \ V8 E( a
) y4 J% _' d, v* N“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday., G3 d0 f" B5 k7 C+ W$ w, n+ U5 q
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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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3 s* V8 E8 m( n3 `4 u5 K7 FFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said." L! @! L4 l4 |& R# J
5 [ b% \' ~& e7 k“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”! C1 @( C, }! C7 u* O$ t+ v1 s( y
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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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% J" f/ { v1 kThe 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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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 $320,289, the report said.
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$ F4 U& l9 Z: Z% b1 [! F1 oInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.2 V D. S4 s/ B% b5 ~% c
& e& D9 U; ]% X: {/ v“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.; @0 W% U- Q& h# l7 z/ w# O
' d7 b0 Y N* C+ V) w/ y9 yFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.# |2 ?1 t1 m4 L% [
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”7 j' `0 N# I3 ?9 }( j: ]
& {( u+ u* ]$ I% Z7 o' I) lThe 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 J- r8 r, a, S/ |) k4 }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.
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7 c. b% W, _- |# z/ p“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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“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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