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$ ?1 N# L) C* ^4 ~. P% zhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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6 }& s& l/ v, P0 ^Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales2 |# q( M/ s, n
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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L4 n2 I6 {% q0 HEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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) x+ r7 }) C5 R% y* A# G9 e8 z7 W' |& p9 j“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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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. 2 p! I( |! n/ @1 J5 N+ ?: P
, y- c7 p9 U: X `Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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! h( G9 s% T L, \. P; c6 E# LThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.# d' k2 W0 D) e5 V
" Z3 w- u4 C. I“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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w ~+ Y3 g( ?' G3 j f) D$ l“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.”$ r. U( w' r0 v$ T1 l
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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.- t& n! v" y, r6 r8 {4 [
/ {0 z/ v6 I9 j5 q5 A5 JThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.
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3 c6 a- q, ^ l' _2 YAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.# u S9 A) u( s6 O/ @2 }
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.7 l% W% v; [: j% s: C$ K
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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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales./ l0 l$ F( f- l: {) X3 q* s
3 d3 t6 d7 A+ V2 OAn 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.”: V5 a% w6 b: R& ~' a. P
$ u! ?1 v% s1 |6 |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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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." g; U6 s" D% w5 x6 b: |/ o
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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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