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7 x1 B- S# a: r7 k, Jhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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7 w' ?0 i& x* ~% C1 W# LEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales5 u0 I: K& q8 K3 G
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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[- i$ p. x" j( I0 yEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.! \ q; T" S: U, O% c
1 M0 E) o: m7 Z- n' O“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.9 T/ O1 O4 L2 P# z- F
. [9 s/ I8 f' j2 \9 b- e) ]: i FSales 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. : g5 B* G( [3 v
9 Q1 Y: r' e/ P* KFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.! c+ H; F, r) C- o
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.5 x/ k, I! K1 ^5 F s0 x
0 [! h$ o1 H6 ~. S, ?5 p“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. 1 [. U; _. k; r6 T7 L
0 q$ j' _1 s* p+ ]+ \$ [ \“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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& B( g ?- D% D/ K/ A6 M7 DThe 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 Y- ]- Q+ ?% V) y6 g1 h" X
$ x% Y5 R: K6 Z# ~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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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' S2 t2 W% P3 @' X“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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5 H4 I% h: {0 _$ dFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”4 S; A& n# C, t
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.; |! p8 s; L: `! N6 l# r
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.6 s8 t& z6 {" F9 [' v H
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.
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3 r& Y$ {% Y# e& {( w“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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