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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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, h6 n, R3 v8 }- \5 ~; K/ x1 [Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 g( n; u! ?/ ^* [+ o
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.
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' Z& Z0 ~( e4 \$ t/ v ?“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.' @; N) @, n) r8 T ]) J( X
. P3 B3 U- ]9 J( Z/ a( NSales 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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( D# j+ B% r+ {2 C( w8 bFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.' j; D8 X9 @. I
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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# h$ ]: [% M4 o) o3 D9 {7 W2 ?“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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" w4 Z9 X; C) T ?8 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. k- m& L' h$ G+ U9 q6 N. m
0 t n7 N2 J* X5 I( aAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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; Y" \$ Q& `+ }( YInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.8 p: K/ @" x/ }+ h
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. s2 ~: Q+ t2 I* C8 R1 ]$ J, J3 ]
7 p$ @) o2 M, C4 a6 wFirst-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." W) `8 ?. s- {% i' ~* Q/ \
! V2 x: i. V1 m+ C* t1 Q# k& TAn 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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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.
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, N) ~; J; J Q1 {4 E“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.6 Y7 z. f+ F% U3 G; ~+ T) D
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“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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