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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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2 |3 b- K# H. K) EEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
9 M% c- [ [% w# X8 F J. N( d 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.! h( D) n8 O; N( i/ d
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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. * H6 D0 c3 z& _' @, ~# ^
9 [! j; K5 h6 B5 KFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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- B& D3 z0 c; h; S, nThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.7 d- z$ e: L0 P" b# c
+ p: g* z8 S- W8 J% ^- G% j/ j2 f“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. + j8 V V# W4 v1 y; ?& m
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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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5 C. \( n4 Z/ {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.% {# b1 g+ z* I/ w3 g
3 [- {1 c3 l4 N' m- I' g5 @$ IThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.# C% n. H# g2 c
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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 $320,289, the report said.8 m* d+ l8 T& C, A* r
# Z6 t. q7 O! T4 XInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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: z$ q8 g# W. f+ }“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.
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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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) [; Q' u- _1 kThe 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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4 t" N* p2 R; p7 EPrices 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.- z: |8 B2 Q7 u, G
! d) ?0 b/ l a4 X* o“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.; B, @( ~; O. W- w3 A5 X% e
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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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