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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
; ~& }6 i [4 y4 _/ d* F+ o. K High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend5 c8 ]% H- }% \: r
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9 I# g0 O* K. h# P; d! [, W- E5 ZEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.- p0 C# R( C6 r4 X4 F3 v
4 p- C" W9 T) ?1 L. R! ?5 R& l5 A“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.3 m0 j7 E" E1 i
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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 $1 million.8 i9 e, g) d/ W, n
; I, s5 D' K! \2 q$ @' XThe 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 y% p6 C7 X% _4 [7 e" f( h
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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.
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. e+ W) D- o/ H5 P3 [, p" A# }“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.”3 r" K. r" @& v# D0 A, q
P4 p8 V! w8 L" r6 S* C! PYear-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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" W* F1 m8 a0 Q2 T% r' CThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.( p, B" A2 v& T' N6 R. e+ N$ }
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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* n4 {: @) w1 ^# }! J$ ^Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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4 K0 `4 h n; h' D4 d1 w; O% ^“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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6 u" M& q+ V: F3 t0 d: c! dAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”2 s# P; b8 ]' L( N5 l: U+ @
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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6 l9 [5 c/ z0 R2 [ j5 q4 \ t3 hPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area. w. b/ h' ]; @- S1 y, R4 s
* F1 X$ H3 m; o“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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X! X0 y; u2 U- ?: `& @7 S“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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