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- r2 d2 n/ G8 A& _" Z6 [, z% F- ghttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story1 R* b8 c: j+ ]9 {7 a0 `* ?
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
0 r0 o2 a' S( u) A' G% R& v* Q 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.8 V4 U/ e. D/ [0 f% s
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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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4 T- X9 f9 O& U. pSales 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. 0 S5 p2 i, w8 c0 m7 X7 V5 S
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.5 X# i" \! j5 o9 b7 Z
3 C0 ` h$ W4 z: I+ bThe 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. / q% X- Y& e& |
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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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, ^; W/ Z, X5 F$ n1 Q: T- I- ~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 2008.3 k' N1 I0 O% z9 i( v4 k0 P
$ m; E, M8 }0 ^ n" @+ [) u- _* fAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.% i. o4 |" R+ e
: x: W! V, ^4 r$ {4 w% pInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.2 p. j, N& q% t
' c9 w: ~2 u+ g$ P! N: x2 A4 v“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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4 E" p5 Z* w V4 L: O' WFirst-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. p) X& K5 i6 g9 b
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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.”" g- Y: j# j; O( D6 \( l0 j
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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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: j% Z8 w& V# n4 F. z) DPrices 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.; ~: `( L9 a. T; D7 r" ?% [+ B9 D3 n
: \4 }0 O" P2 }: p/ r' z“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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