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' N/ @ V2 R+ \3 Q2 p) d. Yhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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5 R% e+ c" y: q# m$ H* A6 T, Q# C& M1 `Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales+ G6 D8 b' m* ^ X/ A
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend! ?8 N6 G+ ?. R$ S% M8 M7 k3 L9 z
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- c% e$ u3 P0 j; U6 y- ]8 tEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.2 q% G9 E5 E5 n) q, o
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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.1 h1 t& S$ K' g: x; a) L
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 4 L4 O) e$ w* f& b, e
3 O. g# u9 v% m; FFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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7 b1 D4 B9 y$ P6 Q2 YThe 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.5 n8 e9 Y2 E2 u; t% Z$ f
# a% y+ Z2 r1 B9 ]' ]8 P ]1 z“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. + y! b$ }) d% @: T R, `
7 [. f8 T8 \4 d! n0 s( j* ~; m- u“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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9 f2 ^# D. V& J: j) @; m9 D# S* HYear-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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. l, c" E& v! e, \& GThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008. e& K9 M# p- _/ {
2 g. t: X' ?, A; bAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' f4 L" R# S4 p( C& @
- a* Q# ]: `; {0 w“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.' Y$ |9 C: K: @/ Z+ ^6 B& |) \
( I3 _1 G0 ^. _" VFirst-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.; C" C; O" k- O( A6 E2 i
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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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" y7 E' O- ?( F) d, [* s) e3 qThe 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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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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“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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