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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story0 b. a* k' H B1 L, C7 A8 }/ `
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
/ o5 u1 r* f4 d* h7 J, r 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.! F" d9 U2 J: d0 ?% I
7 a* x5 r+ M2 Z4 g2 U+ g“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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. # @$ t' R5 \1 R9 M
( ~5 J3 W" o1 `3 q2 p' O$ YFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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1 O. L- u& x' [The 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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. I: I7 @- G3 n) J& ]) Z( c“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 z* e( w. w0 ~4 F2 f
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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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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.
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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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! Z& i& N0 W( s/ zAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.$ p8 h2 z" D4 i; A; Z1 O# s8 F6 v6 c
9 R/ }: {& Q2 ]Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( W3 h+ _3 G5 {$ x
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.4 C* e) {: R" u |- N' e8 t
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.: i" q* g' Q" R# n" C7 V
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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$ {0 J6 \7 D9 }+ m# t7 e" SThe 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.6 w0 G( b& S0 I" H8 K- M
/ z* D9 f3 \( f- s: ~& JPrices 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 r: ?4 K% N7 w7 @0 \' G% w' ]
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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.6 S& z1 b5 k& |
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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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