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% w" _; Q- |/ v8 C2 X! V" K/ Yhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story4 d! u! H7 G0 f9 X% {
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* w# q7 |9 p( F- h! T/ a+ yEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales, S( ^( j! I3 F% T
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend9 U5 Q7 b; v$ A& h$ i" {
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- D5 b, c/ y4 CEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.9 Z& D" P$ J! b% Y
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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.* u& K M5 O& |: r% u
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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 |2 j( `4 R: [' J2 x% JFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.6 E7 L% Q# F* P2 g: B C
/ F$ ^( ]0 ~3 u& yThe 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 Q, c5 d5 u% O. B8 a
0 I2 @/ i/ ?4 ]“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.”
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) Z. | j# w/ e3 j+ D3 u/ {( LYear-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.. i9 Y& K |, [1 J5 U/ ^
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.- [1 {' r" ?1 B& T3 h
7 ^) p" J4 }& D4 uAverage 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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7 c( j0 |: i, T: ]Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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! }% t1 g3 _8 d' r) D/ N/ r“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.% U# K: Y6 c2 }/ Q$ B
; `$ T, R$ p) F; g4 p6 TAn 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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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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& g1 }3 z3 H9 [" K9 ]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.' |- v1 F9 a0 C+ T
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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 b8 F# {& e: F4 r“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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