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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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5 U* x2 ]: n; l' I9 M4 U( K3 ^* EEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
* f$ a J! ~) G8 @- {9 I# N9 K High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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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./ Z. Q! K' _$ \
! ~9 z) N& z! _“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.: h0 t# y4 L+ z/ Q. o9 T
- M6 m( E2 g; }( ~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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e8 ~; n% H: U+ ~ GFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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0 l( R4 ]" h/ K4 a2 |0 w% jThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.7 y: a5 z2 `, c7 w
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. : d3 I# T3 b! @7 `$ q" D+ 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.”+ [+ U. @! Z ~8 F- v
7 P) b& t" O) L" cYear-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 `, N- |* W
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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.
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" K! V) k2 ^' Z; E, ]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.
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" G! f+ f! y/ G) N“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.! R! A# d x0 f
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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: f" ~, X! }; }/ P/ J) e$ _- uThe 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.( U. `& P" `% O( o- [
9 l9 T1 e4 o; h3 n7 NPrices 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/ d7 F& E4 ?3 b
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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.7 y, u' q) G2 w+ y
) W! {: b+ V 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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