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+ q1 [) ^; r8 G0 r' b. L2 Q$ l% Vhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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+ p! E& [6 R- D. E& ~1 _% ZEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales7 {' }+ b7 Z6 i2 c1 J8 q
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend4 d. {! O" V3 f5 U; `3 o
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' L' x2 `. g* E b) FEDMONTON — 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.! G* k+ S8 R% w. n3 j8 ?
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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. " l+ b1 e, A; Y# {6 h* ?+ t7 h
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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( C1 o! t% l7 Y9 FThe 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.* l1 o4 p, g0 |
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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.”
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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.) S. a# C% n4 k4 i8 k7 J% b" Y' I
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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.5 p0 V2 W/ S* E, Q3 K0 q
% C1 F0 Z6 `; a! m& t5 U; P% j+ PInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' _: A' _5 B" Q+ K# @. ^, g
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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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! J |* l" f" MAn 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.2 D+ y! C& R+ L8 T
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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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“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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