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3 e' t9 H$ ^7 c9 o4 |http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story N: C# x8 K! m# z
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( z9 d& R& S: g' G& ~: r( y, cEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
4 b& |5 ]( r, G9 a6 f8 ]" A High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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7 b) n7 D. J! y r* g% t/ OEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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2 Y( {9 W! o* [6 b( X$ L/ w“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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7 W, t( D/ P3 d# x1 u* K6 ?5 YSales 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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.+ E/ A* r8 N7 v( z3 b% G4 n; B
* J& H3 x* G% s, c# A1 jThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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_# ~/ ~1 \% m) Z5 x( N“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. " }$ y0 D/ X! ?2 C
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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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1 n" e G0 H. R9 U7 HYear-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., V& L5 j. ^* l0 B3 S C- X. p
/ Y3 B" G+ C& V- a* {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 $320,289, the report said.
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" t" S& }( W4 a, G. VInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.1 f) g2 j6 Q. k' _5 }: M
' ^; [6 z2 j3 e“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.0 y0 ^) J! D: T6 v3 @$ G
/ L) C: L0 G! j ^# \: AFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.( q' q; F1 H3 C. Q
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”* @( |6 f! E) g, W6 n8 Y/ ~
; ^- n$ w3 r* X. ]% N2 l& _7 z8 sThe 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.! z& {8 S) ^4 e5 o! x2 k" g
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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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! B: B8 T8 ^) ^8 t“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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