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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales$ |, N# Q7 T& Q6 r; P
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend7 F6 X, O) Z' d j& A; d
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3 g! w3 f0 d) Y B5 JEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.3 S! E2 Y8 f2 t2 C) o$ [% p
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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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5 Y4 s/ I u3 v) u. |, F/ [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. # @* Q3 Z& y3 d6 _9 z9 N" @
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.! _4 x8 p/ N9 l2 J& T$ A
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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.! f; v% I' x" t$ n9 K
" t d2 |1 R# V0 I- j4 l2 r“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. # W- i' _7 u% }6 V
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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.” M! {! {( h2 O7 v1 [3 m# C3 s- a
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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 2008.5 Y7 {/ x$ Z# s6 T
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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 $320,289, the report said.6 s# E8 b7 `* E% ^ L. A
5 M- U9 n7 T* C+ a8 nInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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1 p1 j$ L0 @3 U% a& K0 V L4 t- H# bFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”. E* r6 ~* o) U9 C. J
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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- D& f1 M2 n$ K7 H8 q3 fPrices 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.0 E1 Z/ O. I) u/ L- X
3 Y: a- @; x u5 ?# g- ?“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.- N6 `& }: C7 I% ?: T! s, A/ Z
- d) j' f0 g9 \5 k# {0 Y“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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