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- x$ t- z9 S) _6 \# x1 K7 Xhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story! J1 X% p4 E' l8 S5 w5 r9 Z
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Z8 ~0 w; B6 b$ GEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales/ l: r" a' K, B& I$ ?2 `5 R
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend' U' s$ B7 q) N B! l2 `4 A0 i$ A6 Q
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9 W/ G4 s3 A0 bEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.( F- t5 o J5 y% \
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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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/ T0 m: b3 P" ?, [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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# V8 K; D9 q: k( F. wFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said., Y' D1 k/ f2 {
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ! q' X8 p R( q
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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$ K* Q9 k- g& @4 WYear-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.! b5 E; O: [# w7 H h! q- G
3 P! J' L! W% M- {# kThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.% d* g5 ^- |# u7 Z
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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: C& C- \0 _1 G1 E& B" ^Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.2 q& P5 d. l3 `& g W5 ?; A6 N
, q1 w/ k# |* Z9 Z5 k! g$ ZFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.: Q Q" R. F' W5 L1 _
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.4 f3 E7 O9 [* t% ] [6 g+ @4 `5 R
) K8 _8 h8 b$ S: {2 L( A“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. D- `* Y8 r1 @5 I/ C) |2 B
6 @$ ]( Y& H# w' n4 N: L7 H“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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