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2 ?% B2 h w, [$ _: Y% b9 ^http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story. H# o6 `8 ~8 N p: W
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
$ S- H$ B \! B7 W4 L) {5 R9 ? High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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' e7 k4 G# J' x" ^7 |/ eEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.- s/ B4 t0 F7 l: 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.: m4 O# g: s& y) m) j. }7 p5 y& w
4 @1 m. X/ S9 |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. 4 ] x, W- _0 Y) U8 G( @( r/ B& s
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.9 q( A( ]3 [: O Y- C
+ ]8 h0 G5 E6 W6 p% T" IThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.5 O3 Z. |- x3 J% }
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”8 e, I0 j. ]1 I+ L8 s# I) s
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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3 J2 P0 S$ ~0 c$ \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.
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, e: e) F# t8 U+ Z0 N B* BAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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2 c& \0 b0 k3 w6 v+ ]Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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$ l. X& p* O6 o5 J$ K/ UFirst-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.6 Y- G1 W5 a# i% t+ E" N
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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.”' s& x6 X* x' W4 @0 _( r' I
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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.
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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.# m' u: E2 D: C2 L. N
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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.0 E+ f) r0 K) `( i! J& j6 R
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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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