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1 i) k/ i" c8 h2 Uhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story7 s* Z' k' l5 R( S
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# `8 U0 r5 H& f5 G8 r* d6 |2 vEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 N" o; W+ W( d+ u; I; X" C( J M
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend: C' M( d! x5 O: ~+ P; |2 x/ M+ Y/ A3 G
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6 A: ]1 ^- H l) x: Q) vEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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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.
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; h3 n4 ^! j) ~2 |. f/ P1 P+ vSales 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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2 f+ j, @5 m7 ^8 q8 ]- lFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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4 F7 O% A- T' O3 T; T9 M( ]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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) D9 n7 V/ \# Z3 V“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. 9 p) Z5 @- w/ Z/ ?- P7 f
4 t6 Y: U+ C6 T% Y7 Z+ i; Q6 B“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.' e% {; O5 ~6 s1 u) p
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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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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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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2 t3 {! L( U( r“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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5 E7 a6 F" {' [& MFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.7 V, z w$ X, S
+ [* `: ]' W1 rPrices 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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“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.( b! H, e. ~" I0 d$ |
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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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