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* y9 \. k7 \8 R5 ^- q+ }1 e! }http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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% N6 p: J, [1 k* C' f5 P; A$ sEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
. v8 k. T# D. B2 I% j- _; G$ Z High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend- \7 m+ c I+ j9 j" Z
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0 a. i1 E3 r; a, ?. ^$ E5 l8 fEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.% i" n2 Z" z$ i+ \. |: t, u
( t9 U F2 w; {/ W' e2 d( i“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 $1 million., q h2 P: `, I+ p2 N. F
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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) P. H4 p1 s3 n8 r) o1 E5 B# J“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. * }! k( A8 F' C, }6 I6 h. A' Q
1 `0 s/ u) V2 ]' m @“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”$ s6 V& a' j5 t
7 V3 I2 t$ }. W1 lYear-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.' k2 O/ T2 E* p$ `
5 @: K5 X% k' r: ?The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.: W3 Z' i& u! H' g: O' o' N) p& _7 p
8 q. z* k6 W5 ^- K8 H! qAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.: a' a5 n9 g+ O6 m; L
' e5 ?4 x; A1 AInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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3 ?! S$ l% u9 ]“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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0 y$ i$ m/ o" z' t u$ A3 HAn 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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3 G8 H6 |8 ~* r6 `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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* L/ U- z# ~& ^6 s# ?/ N. 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.
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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." }! _1 C1 z7 q0 M
4 p7 K) X* k7 w7 ^. {$ L“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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