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1 N6 y! m) L G$ K( h# Xhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story# @6 ^! }2 P" y. P/ u( a9 Y6 R7 ?
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. k# d- K9 {# |: `. sEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales s# V' t9 t, U \5 E B* G
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend7 N4 Y- J" F7 Y& E
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. d3 m# r* _$ v8 WEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.% |; Q, V! u/ _
$ m: T# p, P- F* i6 N* ^& ^“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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0 E% l" |# P$ `7 ]0 U K+ S+ d; BSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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1 k$ h5 r, x1 PFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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7 m: R" m2 G3 z: o- x, D! c% c EThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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! T1 n5 s9 I, X @8 g“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. {& u5 q: D/ C5 i* H( m
: r0 l4 I+ {& R$ ]& V“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.”% s5 D5 h/ E+ K, N; n# [
/ i' G% {" Y+ X( |+ 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.) U- B2 d- ~1 V9 d8 N$ g5 n7 h
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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 2008.5 m3 e. h; l/ E& s
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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.% s2 s A% b% J
8 l# H, E* _! D“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 N4 S2 W5 m4 h$ Z4 D
$ m# Q% i S! u3 p9 LAn 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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* L; v* H7 M9 G' K$ EThe 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.2 M+ O3 X$ q" k7 Q
3 f5 ~& t! L oPrices 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.
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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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