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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales$ d. [4 V5 s/ k: d
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend1 v5 c- M. F% v; B; ]% F
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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.3 ~7 |$ ]8 |9 Y$ R0 L+ B
8 M% g p2 @; f4 g" l9 M6 M“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday. `& s8 W9 H2 t' M) Z9 J
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ' Z0 R; y$ i$ P' g& x5 M# S2 u
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.1 u9 ~/ g9 _, i3 p1 H( H4 m0 y0 F
# `' k3 @/ S% b) E0 @& Y8 D# fThe 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. " z0 |: f( S) W: Y, T
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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.”2 c/ o! n! S4 ]# t* I [" u9 c
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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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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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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 $320,289, the report said.9 ^" ~0 G/ C0 b2 @3 ~2 b( e! ~
# c- Z1 |. K$ I: b! V& iInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' H. V8 r' F( T5 l7 [% F
% ]8 [- E- i! m" V1 r, B“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.( g8 j- c5 O" ?' v
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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." l3 B. X: K6 H: _. I1 j) 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.”" \+ R) }0 g) j( E! S4 D" z
3 Y0 Y# _4 r6 `8 vThe 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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) {% ~5 p" S2 R* e: QPrices 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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( P) Q5 c0 _5 U M4 Y4 \“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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“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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