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# W+ m3 J. l, p" M7 _; K' D dhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales. [) W' u T5 J5 n4 P, N; a) J
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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8 H; R2 r2 y3 |% f( M3 @4 x h; ^EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.! r( D; B! g O% t
$ o+ V$ F# X4 z) m3 K: Y' n! w“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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 0 M$ S6 X+ V M2 N7 ^, S; m, w
1 C4 N0 M$ ~0 v6 X3 z) U1 |2 \# OFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.- W$ M* F' h) R+ E2 T! w
- A* f' X& L% Z9 Q P0 z2 |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.4 W0 g) U" |) h) j. I
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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. 8 z1 ~: \, P9 ]2 D
4 ?1 B9 T, [, J. V @1 w, q: q! `( V“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.”
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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.
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" V5 E6 g/ f8 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 $320,289, the report said.# x0 e7 k4 s% @# A% J
- I* x ]1 u1 y! s3 }, |Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said./ N `) ]0 a9 A/ _# v2 W5 g
% J* V( Z3 q; E$ L“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.4 E& D9 M* ]) o' P& {2 x0 r
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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.0 F2 j, ?: N+ S0 |, g# _; O
: @! _: S0 ]3 x: X% ]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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+ L/ u+ h- l" [+ ]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.+ O% ^7 E. n: `1 s' b; X
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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.
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- G; y& a' c* C) I+ W. z" 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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“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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