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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story. v3 q6 {' v8 H8 z3 f* k- c7 ~1 o# l
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
& g/ p+ c, p3 M High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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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7 o* {6 ~- Q$ {! D: R9 G: K1 _4 p9 n. f“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.. g% k* D, ]6 z5 g
1 Z0 X- R# z8 I5 P4 W% vSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. , l; j1 R' |, ^ ?
4 P8 P/ Z$ T% F3 j, W4 u u, J: S: EFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.1 d+ h% S2 y; F: }
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”+ d3 C- G1 R9 C1 X$ o. }# h6 z' [" J7 A
; B# p! v0 _( h3 Q% RYear-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$ K( F! H* M$ l8 q
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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.
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, u* X* G. m7 q* g2 k+ PInventory 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.' O9 H" I/ {4 V) q, p6 h2 T5 A- t
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”7 ~: s* j7 k, T# H
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.. V. b5 b/ j1 A& o+ b
9 }9 ~" W5 ]3 ]2 c' MPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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' X& o4 p) Q1 p$ p! o“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.1 ?) U! `0 H4 I5 ?+ W
) q# ]1 n: |% u5 Q“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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