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# ]6 ?9 o4 Z0 A }0 D: Mhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales0 d9 y S. D% n4 G7 V% h) X4 E2 l
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.9 R! A* ?4 a# m ` H
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“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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.8 t, D, R1 Y. S/ w: G2 P6 x
0 Q' c9 L, a* y: G! ^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.
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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. % [& r, h: I! o9 W0 O0 g
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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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0 t# w+ h# N4 G, KYear-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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8 S1 l6 [- R- [+ d3 RThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.5 z/ n/ C5 [5 V2 P# G4 R
) j I" o1 ~% C9 o e6 k7 tAverage 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.0 o1 @: \6 f9 p, k
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.+ m+ ?6 ~" C/ ]" Q- E% [* j) J
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.3 a4 S- e( T6 d& y: w- l
! x% {! E; h' C8 y% {) iFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.' X5 m+ u0 w w4 r8 n7 X
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”9 V, }8 o' e7 u5 F3 \! [
; W# `$ v8 u* ~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./ y+ n( A2 i/ ]: Z% u
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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. D+ s& m) k; W$ R+ n1 G) D
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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.6 H% [ r' C9 [3 J
) z4 V+ q# B7 A" R“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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