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& e! L# m1 u; W, A1 khttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story/ Y8 j7 s1 ~* n( @! x, e
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. f+ Y+ Y/ l% R/ S# BEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
2 ^6 {$ s( g* X" t" T& h High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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! f* I" Q5 J3 D, p' K9 REDMONTON — 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.: n: @; ~7 `- g @; L
' Z9 y9 v$ O7 a3 k7 ?, kSales 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. - d E& v1 J5 M! R
- B8 k4 ~6 J, d9 ]% b4 HFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.. y$ t# b* j/ P9 A: L/ [. t2 t& c3 [
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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.
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“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. * I5 O8 ^2 v- |; [
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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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& C! W" E) ~, OYear-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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9 m3 ?& K7 Y6 OThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.# P' S) @: D0 }) t
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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- Q) o0 c! N+ E: I% H) eInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 Y0 k5 K: m- H$ E
$ ?8 b* F1 w( m4 E6 ^6 N“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 F& z& s% @( z1 P& j; L. T" q
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”: e: I; N* ]% D
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.2 f2 G: u, Z6 C+ h/ S, r
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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# H! \' e6 m8 z8 u“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.
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3 d& J$ Q' a: F" Y1 U: L8 O* m0 Z; d“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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