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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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$ z( h1 s* x; X: k) GEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
) _' m+ }4 ?' f: r" V High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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.) L M4 @: \& q3 c9 \4 s7 K
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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. ( r3 m2 G# Z9 E3 h
+ Q: H* l. c8 A: s; T( l- JFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.8 ?- j% X3 f9 M3 u6 m
8 e' j# H g# b, eThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.4 q. X ]$ {& F: j
$ C0 O1 y! l8 }# D- d+ lThe 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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+ z$ V' G/ [- s2 ?! M( {8 ~# W“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.$ q5 g5 q, S R8 I0 ~0 j
2 {" Q2 ] Y8 R! P& BFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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$ U3 E) B e# J) ?7 f4 @# NAn 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.$ C4 k5 v! I3 K) V: i1 L$ ~- b
" ^; |- Y; i3 c @- X* ^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.$ V- u N) Z2 ]3 H: Q# V
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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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