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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story! I& J. J3 G7 a4 E
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales0 E# }+ b/ J& D% p2 _; t& E: Q
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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x0 D: j6 ?: V4 |) DEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.5 m1 ~8 t3 T2 |# {$ o U# J: ^
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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 A0 X" R, ]$ O. `* T+ [
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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.. D# i& v- }1 d( [# r* k
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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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“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. 6 l; e, k9 j2 T/ t# {8 L# L0 Z
! _ A: n/ _/ b“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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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.. u8 i8 K9 C8 L A9 }) w
* U" w; c8 L j2 Q# 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 $320,289, the report said.. q- P3 T" s5 k8 X+ a/ ]7 q
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.$ b1 r$ o. c" ]4 P" P& ?/ ^2 W% ^# J" p
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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" R+ \% z8 z) FFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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+ f/ x* h s5 L, `7 HAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets. A; I# f* O: E- M
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.& J. t9 V3 c9 C
. q0 Z3 ?( I* d) o“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.
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* L9 o$ o" [- y" j+ U* J: I“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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