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. j& _1 G. Z& \8 {' Ghttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story) i0 P# c3 h( K; k, U, N
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8 _5 x4 h" Z7 kEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
/ k# ~( f' K/ c+ f9 c. M( _: ] 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.
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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." f) d( J. T& |, p5 @2 I
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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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* o8 b1 g7 n) b8 N" ]6 U7 {Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.# ~6 @" {, M1 B9 A i) D5 v& h! [; b
: s% y' J4 {/ R% f! MThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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$ z# T: M/ t6 n1 Q“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. 4 r1 N: [. ?, 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.”, i" Q/ h* R" c
! d7 I9 G% k; q6 d* 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.
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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 2008.0 s9 @) K/ E+ Q2 Y/ `( x3 N% V% u& R
' n9 f+ H( g, wAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.) {( H9 h+ h3 W6 b& _( r
- e3 u0 v: b7 Y9 A; h7 bInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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- D% ]# e. W+ F |1 X, ~$ l$ P, o“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.& E9 Y$ i" H, T5 k7 Y# U. N E
' g7 ^6 h5 g0 f& ~. @& HFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.; C3 j4 W( d0 F% a( U5 i( b9 f
3 p, Y# ]. |* z( N( q! B |An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”6 d% M% j0 I+ r; s0 L2 [; U
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.1 J/ n n( o* i1 i$ ^5 S! r
5 e% u; V4 w& Z2 C+ [! |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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# e* L. C& Q4 X/ V, u2 d0 c/ {“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.; J: X: w$ S% x
" p1 z5 ^$ } U' I3 a“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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