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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story2 F. s# T4 l3 ]% ^, d, D2 |' R, x
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1 [" e/ Q& D f' w- C1 i) lEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales1 g# w5 y* P; S" q3 w1 T
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend3 l5 ^" a k# ~3 a
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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.1 M1 t, b/ v1 f6 G1 K2 w
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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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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+ ^' u6 O# `% ]! D7 v7 i* DThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.9 X+ U9 d6 F# U, h3 h; a
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. % p( H! J# Q6 R+ t2 T
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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) {0 s. V; u/ p r7 tYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said./ _7 o$ z5 \ i; c% K
( K" o( c0 l+ Y, D! N0 ?2 pThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.# a7 f5 F+ i. r; B4 r
+ r# M4 n% k- i) U O' A# mAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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0 H0 \" ~: S$ V/ a! s5 B% c" aInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.7 \/ {0 H" M; Z6 s7 A
# R3 y; x9 R! a& S: }6 e' S& H6 J“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.3 a' f" h q; S" S
* p% y' G/ u; f+ l* g* W3 Y9 TFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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! Y: @; ]4 A4 @7 h4 p1 Y- JThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.% y4 q2 |! R0 H( k% X2 s: i" l
: a$ ]* d- ?/ I" |( ^“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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