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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story9 r1 A9 Z/ f# S! `2 D5 W3 ^
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales$ D# L/ \+ E" N# V
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.; U! I& L1 \; T5 \
& G1 B1 M/ T2 v“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. ; X4 ^8 ~/ S3 i1 u+ x! x7 f
9 c" y. C& I# `2 ~Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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% K* x: |# v0 J. u: [1 KThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. & b' m7 Z- m& [. v+ i! d
! T" I# ^5 L2 U7 w Y$ e, T“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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: ~8 }3 V+ Y, B8 O8 S1 g! _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.' P/ k4 G' [; \) n0 v
5 y% J/ J+ ~2 uThe 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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- d" r# z! e& i L. OAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.6 i* \ \ ~: `- n% B, t; d
; c1 M6 G f" RInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.3 N8 i, k8 Q1 C) d5 d' _$ w
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.( L" H* r& G1 U5 `) R
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.) y8 n* P# g$ j# o
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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.”9 ^* j# b7 u$ G [: X" @
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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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0 G5 @: Y$ X2 f8 [' P2 M“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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