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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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$ p% ~2 y# ]3 Y3 {Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
: S. E+ M- ~* E# s4 A9 M8 X High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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" f1 C. [ X! [# R$ ~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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" r" d3 H/ g& E6 i3 ?“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.6 g2 }0 \, |% Q8 C: B0 k1 p$ t4 x
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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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.2 T- {, d9 P5 x9 s0 m. u
9 E0 a! ]7 i# p“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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8 \/ L& [$ K& n2 Y" G“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.”* U$ }! Q( E' Y% l0 A
. C5 n2 |& t& TYear-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.' _$ s" R4 \5 |# s# E1 N) a
4 ^ a8 R* N4 @- o* E/ sAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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0 _+ T4 l; E* a( AInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.8 B6 J: X! C! U* d
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.# N0 a5 a! O; T' k: Y9 x3 ~! I
, n6 C$ z/ a G6 m2 LFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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1 e/ J0 A" x8 {6 R4 K' g( A( z2 t |An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”8 {/ l4 t" R1 L
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.& }8 j2 k1 f& [" d5 e! A/ Q& N' x
3 ]4 J& |6 Q2 V* D# n" x% m$ u“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. S: Q; G4 L! E$ W' L“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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