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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story3 e4 J; ]5 p* i
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' U2 |$ R- ^8 Z/ oEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales; W* p& p% ~1 \6 P M1 X" ]
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." n% A- L/ |% k9 G( N1 f2 ?; G* D6 i
3 e1 |% s7 ~8 p2 h5 c' L" A& ?“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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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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" l7 t* q( C# O7 r% }7 D/ [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.2 T6 z) k* ]. |2 A3 I8 s1 r s
4 l, n: I; H7 R4 X“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. : C7 i& `: v, D3 _; ~
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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.8 n2 |: v1 {. G) F, s" L5 q) z
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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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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 $320,289, the report said.
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! }# M4 z& r+ o* v, ^9 ]Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.$ {& [; C% Q3 ]3 ]% P/ s/ `
5 |5 ^& m0 c( }8 [& Z“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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( Z; p! T1 J8 k2 C+ Z. S$ ?First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.. P* B# Q5 d9 g9 d/ k
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”- @" N( e5 ^9 q% H7 C8 Z
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.# P+ g9 U/ O4 a7 r( }
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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& @# E* _3 L A. ] Z$ ]“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.3 r. V) S8 L1 ^) Z
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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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