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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
( a6 m+ ?" g, k2 [ High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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$ g1 e$ T9 J' B8 GEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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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.: E. ~4 ^3 }8 V+ u1 o
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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 $1 million.9 `2 E7 L% d% P6 P0 t q5 d$ |& t
) n+ F# @: y8 }6 ~7 q2 vThe 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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3 u( Q! y4 Q4 N o“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. 7 O1 D* Y( h+ M4 C2 n B+ v
. r" j, F$ V- F“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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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.
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3 W; D* Z7 b% K) Y: C1 o! z4 vThe 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.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.: y: O, M' U/ s) E+ n3 y
) ^8 G' X% J7 @4 U9 P" H- R( N2 z4 U' r“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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! n: t( u5 ?8 m% ] FFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* p& f! f6 d" I$ w6 ^
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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.”: K, X1 P' W: q$ c- s7 p
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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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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 t% F7 @- [- { f1 o5 S2 {0 w
. Q# A6 [* W9 z6 t/ Z+ e- F. Z$ I$ l# Q“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.4 v8 F* ~" k: p* X
3 l# Y0 v9 ]. O4 ^1 e% A. x& P, P“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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