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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales9 N3 x; ^% _7 y; e3 r! f' \
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend0 W+ _2 `& r' _7 y
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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.
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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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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. * d: c9 H/ y, \2 c4 a
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.1 g) {; R& [0 P& G( c
$ W- c/ U$ Y7 A, 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.
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$ ?# p r. Q, |* c( d: Z# H“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. % H" c, I; T3 S) s. f* G
$ g4 i4 Y6 y& x8 H( _% r, |: v9 h0 W“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.”& V1 _' E- y/ W, _
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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.6 u) F& j9 B! G8 ?( K& y6 `
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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 2008.4 ]! f+ E. S3 {( t7 Y, d
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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2 Q* N1 @0 \5 n4 g3 @7 BInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said., O5 X1 V5 L$ p" |7 z& b% o
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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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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; @( B& ?4 G4 g9 {3 uAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”; {+ q N4 s" R K6 L
6 j1 v9 C4 P# V; U: P# dThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.0 W8 T x6 @4 u
# I' W9 G8 z @- z! dPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.1 l/ n$ W; Z6 P1 n$ k# \4 Z5 X
& g: C6 X0 l- @5 c; \“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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