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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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! w; d% ^ E6 IEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales) P6 L2 @( m3 Q% W
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.9 D$ f, v5 A8 |( T& e9 A: _
; F( _4 M8 q' }8 |“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.# j0 X( G2 g0 o1 U, l' \" c
4 O, Y5 A4 c: h- n. F1 p- X- HSales 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. / E) ~. H* q0 ?* `
: \" U# H6 ]: x) _0 GFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.7 \$ y, _4 d' H" |6 V4 \" [5 O: V
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. " k, H0 V% `0 s4 l& U% b
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”: { S8 b5 i6 O
- |- K/ c+ s+ |" R! zYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.! C3 M! q1 H, e
/ c* }' r) k Y. UThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.9 i4 R7 u- C# q* u% U# R' R- F$ n
4 h ]1 \' z% m% ]1 {0 K- L4 [1 |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.
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# ?+ V; G, Z( |Inventory 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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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales." g3 [) w* h. ^3 X, y2 ~
; V: ^9 d- J: w6 P4 [; hAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.. l6 _* q$ s' M
+ R; A% g* b# M% wPrices 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.7 e' k2 Q8 R8 z
4 D4 C y! n5 M! ~& b“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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+ f9 F; p3 W3 H9 L* ]5 m# ~“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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