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; j* G" w2 |/ ^# w: Z7 | T1 ]http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story+ e1 u! T% w- @% S; w! ^
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7 k) j) B) I7 W7 k. OEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales, ?! t$ m& i' U% P5 h7 t
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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' E# B* Y# Z% o5 T' yEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.% @% e' T: S+ B W2 x3 v
) r- P1 {3 j! ~; @' S9 |0 ~* v“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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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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, P7 j* M: |9 R, {% h! xFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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s: y4 x7 C' i6 zThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 9 a2 J7 T& E# n6 B: T2 E5 @
* p/ P+ |. i+ v1 T$ L6 Z/ P“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.”, R% |+ z/ p$ j: C5 P; ~, W
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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.5 |7 }: Q, }2 B' M
0 [3 ?2 v$ w0 b) ?7 mThe 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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# W9 ` r) [7 Y' x9 z2 @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 $320,289, the report said.! {. T% c: Y' e- N Z6 l: ]/ y
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.1 \; B }) }& Z9 c% N8 M5 L
- U+ }7 f7 d+ G: Q“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.8 N* R9 C0 W% N7 \. c; L, V1 @ t
4 ^1 u- r% N# J$ ~: wFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.% E1 ~$ W2 Z6 k8 M
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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.”
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+ j3 ]1 \- w |: w' hThe 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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7 {# P. ]9 F+ c2 ~& X3 r$ {; kPrices 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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9 C8 d0 c2 [% w3 x! r“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.5 Z" y5 c, f0 f* Z9 w
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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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