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6 p& k) w8 h- I; uhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
! v K( u1 e, B. C) i+ k High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend4 u4 X* e1 S7 Q# c9 x1 f
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, S$ I- [: s2 P" @% L& l$ Z- YEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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6 \7 F8 L6 A! g1 U! X( K, z1 Q# [“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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: j4 F( B* Z4 T- P- \2 ESales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. + p- x$ {6 u6 F8 E
6 Z( M9 g% p8 SFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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$ _: y& g) e% x% hThe 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. 1 C3 t" j& x) i/ i Y( Z- L b
$ z* J0 k* V3 A$ P$ g0 d! j“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.”% s9 {; M$ c$ @& {* A
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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.! T1 A/ U4 G3 o: s+ t8 d1 `) V
& ~' y) A) F' ~; _& c( D- ?! f/ }; NThe 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 $320,289, the report said., Z! ^) j* `% p) p
' D% u* W- z6 `) ^; [7 T. wInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 s0 s6 F9 D$ Q. W0 x1 Y
: p$ `; h8 \2 A7 x; m“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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% L+ p& _- v( R% A: c5 uThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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- z; w! P( t8 D, y; dPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.# j2 D* @1 ? ~/ o6 t
1 D1 [/ z/ g3 x( D“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.& \; V& u9 R4 Q4 [
" S& q- W4 { h$ B: Y3 I. j“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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