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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story7 Y9 V: u" j, i: J
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales; p+ P j& i8 ^
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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1 L" w0 y* c6 q( n* e/ eEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.2 a/ z7 X$ Q6 ?2 f2 Y! D5 l
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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. [4 ^! I/ t2 r" x; L
' \0 F# u, n) I5 U E0 xSales 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. , o( I4 u+ G* |
8 }8 L7 K% G8 A8 c2 B4 ?/ NFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million./ w6 o* V1 h9 R" G8 r# a# ?7 c
! O; }/ a! ?9 _) d9 f P: q, s8 oThe 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 I1 N' Y+ L q9 a b* [- m
6 A" T; {- _3 ^. m6 x“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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3 s) u3 E& D* y# |* A“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.”0 s- v6 L5 ^; }. D/ W% R4 W
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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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5 W! l H5 h+ | |" m' zThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.9 p& C. c9 E+ w0 l: H
8 K7 p7 ~0 u' ^% x4 D2 hAverage 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., }! _% p! u- H; @0 U
( P; z0 O1 n9 i“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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7 v1 t; O# W& GFirst-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.7 x3 F9 d" o4 Q) I6 e
- A5 }2 W, y) s& F% P( X3 {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.”4 A# @' |: W) [* a% X. Q, G
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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