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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story2 M9 V u5 d t% ]! A
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1 Y9 y6 n' T$ w! IEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
8 o& s0 F( Z" b1 l8 }" N* p9 v) z% g& l High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend" b% C1 I" Z( E, G) w1 z
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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.) F2 \1 a9 j) `. g
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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. # B7 x. Y B; c3 w1 ~
7 R" V( S2 T- \1 N( [- vFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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* W1 R8 G. E, jThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.* U7 @* m8 D7 N1 `, Q7 E# K, j3 R) c
6 L3 K2 f. s' A# t" l; J“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. : n' A/ N# `% U$ k
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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., x& L2 i& r; Y4 e* J
9 C0 X4 I! f6 ^/ o7 Z# d) mThe 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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$ d! F( }5 i8 t/ {6 I0 u& IAverage 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.. w. y, Y* @2 }; X2 y* i( T
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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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z5 Y) D# |& D* ?; g“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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5 Z9 T- r; Z4 x% J8 n- SFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales. ~! m0 b! N# i' W# M6 |) |
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”7 n3 s3 T$ F. F& o* X
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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.; S0 p0 V* j& N% }
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# r) C3 j% k( S1 H' S“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./ p3 { N5 D+ a& O
- x2 G2 o- l+ p. S9 N“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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