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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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; L& }7 [ ?2 z! r' O. z: ~0 Y( [5 aEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales' r/ V4 j; V0 K& V: q9 M" @$ K
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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I+ Z) l7 l' T, R' w- kEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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0 O' `5 ~6 o0 G, \$ _1 G“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.. Z/ @( [& Q. ], o
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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. : V* @. {2 v" v, ^5 M' G1 v+ c L
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said./ H' S: W( a6 g# y( Z2 S; Z
: y# b9 g' R" E( P( Z9 l“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.+ G9 Y3 ~3 r6 I% Y
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.5 ]' |$ p! f% q* x; Z
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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# J# Z: I3 _$ Y( |1 }Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.6 l2 n/ S- `+ \7 Q# c5 N
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.5 a9 ?! {' @+ k4 K
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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! `* W) }# k: tAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”: _/ Y: _! B5 B/ _! I
4 b3 d1 O, S. A7 E$ u7 H: y. z1 gThe 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.- o7 x* H/ \- e7 ], o3 q7 ~- X3 V
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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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