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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
" x* h4 a; C0 Q" d, s6 t High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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$ F5 n: s7 w4 z! zEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.7 J) ]& `9 I8 J
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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. % | P/ S9 S/ R. E8 J8 T7 h
# j. o- Z) x+ \) }; P" V# F- qFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. p' [/ I8 k8 [: i
2 S5 F! H$ Z5 S: sThe 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.
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/ f F0 C7 |/ r( r( _" d! k“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.”6 }( q; ~( r6 @ p# y: E
# u. x; k( C% A/ KYear-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.1 D7 c2 [( f8 q; x) G0 |
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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.
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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.) ?0 U. v' X2 k+ |# [) t
! V+ j0 j) P7 R7 ZInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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( Y. c- G8 o. I7 s) f“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.! i" n6 i( @2 ~) B
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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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. d5 L* C2 _' R {% 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.”) F; v1 L# G5 b9 o& q2 E
$ \3 z1 L/ L, xThe 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." b' `' z: c p8 E! v7 \! X
" c5 e1 H, X' t% k% p2 G/ k6 kPrices 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.3 Z* Z% H" j% n. p$ J
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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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