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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales k0 x7 m) E6 h1 y: S+ }
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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# P* |, g+ n+ S! S4 G0 sEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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0 C: O0 F# f) f& Y“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.) I2 @$ p( H; H( z0 p* h* @
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 4 W2 Z# X& V! A9 Z5 v! }
; a+ _! h$ V- y$ jFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.- Q' K9 D# i% l) W/ n
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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8 Z$ o& Y! Q6 P3 \“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.
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% K* _' C7 p0 S! o3 ?3 h: F“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.”( {+ W `2 K* t
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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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8 J9 C2 T) |; r/ g& VThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.! |0 o- `( [3 I7 X& b
9 p& f5 w9 F/ h3 C7 {; T, pAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.5 A* `. ~" e$ h* ?/ B5 H- w
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.2 C3 Z7 c; t: W% h
4 \# l7 \' j, wFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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" ~9 b+ V3 G% g7 ]( x' i9 HAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”: a4 I' @4 a7 b; V5 o" G
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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/ ~1 \/ b- a7 U$ Y& R4 [* APrices 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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( C, ?; l( o, J! U) }* r. r0 T X! {“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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