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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales+ n3 f- f' @* U* [) e' B
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend. L8 B+ U5 M: o& u, a+ W8 A( M
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* z/ h4 w4 \6 v- hEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.9 N h( ]! K1 W1 S
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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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+ ]; L- v9 t2 }2 I" `- G, ?# M1 m( dSales 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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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9 o! H' F4 I3 m! T$ v; Z' U. \$ zThe 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.7 q s% z z: v7 s3 v, ]: N% [
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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.
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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.1 n' N6 p6 a. m, I
( K k5 ]$ ]% |% ]2 O: q( m6 Y& BThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.2 W& I: D$ M/ }9 V0 j
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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.% X/ t; ^8 }& \, P- f/ b; G6 m
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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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# E* ]2 h1 S* Y# j“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.9 a- m- x% D# p6 k. |. v3 K" @
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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.5 \1 J) n6 X0 J+ C ^3 Y
9 Z. H# h% { N! R, i1 `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.”; M( B/ c: E: ^
$ k2 K f$ w" A5 i% ~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.9 v, q6 N( R0 u) ~4 h# a7 }7 c" p
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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.2 m t# O" @* x3 n
0 m+ k- N& u1 U; \0 S( E1 m2 z“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.; N! ~ I, n' k2 H6 H
# s- @! c$ Q: g7 p0 p+ h4 B“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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