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; {+ n4 H7 L& _3 Rhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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( R/ M" T8 g/ J# Y5 q$ N6 XEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales2 ~) A) a' B) _
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend5 c, T# H* [8 n+ C- H- o
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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.5 U8 _4 J- d l% b3 L. Q6 a
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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.7 j4 I i4 D/ \$ J
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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.
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" t. H2 h' d" D2 H& \Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million./ f- i# n0 `1 C' x; [7 |. i6 [/ N
1 m8 z* L6 ~5 e( s6 @The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 0 D$ @: K3 k) N n! Y8 s8 o
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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.”! K- @( F O1 r8 P9 Z/ q3 j8 E
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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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- {& s0 |4 A! \" ^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.( i* }0 h; m. K$ c
) ~" O$ W9 o: q2 i' }' wAverage 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.6 g9 n E! ]5 B( c8 |5 J: d F
! X4 Y3 D- i( CInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.. o8 E6 J* V5 Y# n
5 }5 X! Y, c# B: o% H8 I“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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' ?. B- r9 x0 o1 E( ?' r1 Z. DFirst-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.9 @5 ]2 }7 y: e3 P, I' t) Z. d; P
! Y# Z( O/ G8 KAn 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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8 s! R5 r9 j8 o" e' e4 S9 |* jThe 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.+ I8 c9 A1 y9 k
# w. {( P9 R+ T7 w' r+ L' pPrices 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.0 z3 R2 T6 Y8 ?1 ]
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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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. p! c) g% I# Q! _6 [- \/ n7 e“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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