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0 } d w) z& q, L# q1 yhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story$ F& B' T) A1 ?* } ]6 N, l; D
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& n! g0 w$ |; ^Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 v% B% {8 M( _" h' J6 s* G; Z
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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5 C0 _* X9 D1 I" s; ]“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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( \7 d0 h8 H- O7 m( a8 cSales 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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8 C2 v4 A7 E* E% \4 D0 {8 w/ |' lFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.+ V& W8 n, M( h
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.3 F$ @5 d; s8 l3 j. H
6 _# z! `& _: c7 `7 N+ a“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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$ e1 q* Y4 F* Q) t4 E“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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# s9 n7 _' d! Z' s B 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.
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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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1 k2 b& G! Q, B/ wAverage 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.) v# s9 e- [* F
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.3 H/ [% E, G+ n2 H- [
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.' O% x ]2 ?. u, q' \$ f6 N" h, C
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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9 ?) a; W& f$ D2 N jAn 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.) c0 E. E5 Y# k) G% ^) B
: |) O& }6 @: {" j7 g! J6 pPrices 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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