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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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9 v& r8 c. o7 r9 i- h. c1 Q( P7 kEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
8 k- h( m, I6 f, J, J* L 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.. ] e8 ~6 Z8 Y) m# K
$ H1 Z* x& @# 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.) i6 Y7 k* @. o) x
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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. - O! u2 Y7 k3 \: x1 L# j# F8 M
" z, C! }5 H+ l" xFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million." Q6 M" h2 {$ y
. [' U, ?# o* u. `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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“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 i M5 I+ Q' q2 m
2 S$ z1 R* F, A j( P“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.”8 _. ^6 d Q5 d" I+ G# R
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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.: r2 i: _; {7 O
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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 2008.4 y: `! c0 _) e* `
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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.- z8 D" j( y9 I( }- u
( S1 q6 i& |" |. cInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.% J+ X' Y- _* o6 m
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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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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.
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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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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.- c' V4 m+ S9 A
! Y/ p! x3 z5 n. H3 L. hPrices 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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0 ~4 x! F" n' T, B! X: U* H“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.1 A! g# W" ~: D- V j E
' p& i# w& K8 Y' Q; R! H7 }“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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