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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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# E7 `* C* ] X& m# I* b, @Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales$ b7 r8 u/ E, A$ y2 {6 u) ^" b+ N
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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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.# [% d8 ?) C% o. l' `* `
2 G; i9 a# {! }( X2 ESales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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1 d$ H+ g8 f3 R$ d. @Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million." q* [! {& d; ?0 l' r" c' W
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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.# o% I; X( X% p; h
! r. f6 ~* ]. z. c, [1 |, G: _* [, 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. $ v- r6 q6 O8 t( Z+ e
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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.”* g$ F, y8 n2 u
+ k( f. i. s% rYear-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. m" I5 L6 r$ q
3 `# w7 l& R' R1 KThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.' k/ y# {- @4 c( V1 x
0 i4 H3 N& S3 FAverage 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.. k- i8 z5 G' G' b H* A' T
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.. |6 @) o' x6 P) J9 z
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.; k' ]- X4 X3 l/ s1 o( k4 o7 j
, R% n. ~7 E' iFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”2 J9 b+ x2 T$ b) J2 Y6 e+ Q
/ F0 J5 K3 \$ }* s$ NThe 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.: C, N. h) J+ A( X6 E8 W+ x8 }3 G
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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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