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! ^( |! H" b/ H% }# P3 Whttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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4 W) v6 `+ D# \0 S; ?3 d) J0 a- REdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
* m6 [3 f0 q: s! F* S High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend0 v3 ]0 s2 g4 {, I2 `6 }& }
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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.
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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.4 d3 S6 N, }. d! V# ~+ \
; B( j% u) c0 W2 P- N* aSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ?/ N* t9 z! b$ X2 n) h1 {% D
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Fifty-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.4 I( J7 d3 E, |! v6 P- A7 n
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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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* X( m6 s% u6 }. ~9 ]. y6 y' 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.”
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" _: L) y) I4 b" GYear-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.7 S( i( S8 t1 A6 q. X* e
A+ u6 `. w1 d6 V6 YThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.8 v1 K( j4 z0 i1 e9 D/ _
. S8 |( k7 ]- `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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5 m) T' o4 ?% TInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.6 X2 Z& O; Q9 N5 R
* Z; S# j" {4 Z& X2 ]- b“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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; t8 T# Q6 y& b# mFirst-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.”! X* y) }# s- e! e% G2 y b
$ `' K, m a! q$ ~4 y5 X/ q- QThe 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.6 z0 F0 S' J8 Y1 J7 a
; @* o8 u! c6 B# [4 F5 wPrices 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.8 M) Z& e8 P" v5 j8 E9 k
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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.
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0 `0 E. l2 N0 ]* C! T“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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