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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story( {9 y1 l* u$ S: E. {& H9 Q; X
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8 V( Q3 F$ x3 v, n3 {Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
3 C! m8 a2 Q7 J7 ^ s High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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$ e" H2 V9 d( Q4 T. W. ?) {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.2 E6 s" ]0 p# G! ^
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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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( B; c5 S* x- |: n# I; PFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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" i, [2 x* G5 ^* G2 @“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”" s% E8 U! i! Z$ v1 b: f2 q% g1 ]
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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.- _+ m- ]2 w2 ]
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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. P3 y3 B7 |. {# {" W
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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 $320,289, the report said.7 O; [; i5 i3 ~, c4 ~# ~# [
& `, D2 k9 y" ]7 NInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.8 n0 l$ s& ~& X S) Y
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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.- {" L, d, T4 ] f# p5 }2 h
) |7 f* z7 Y. g4 {, Z+ D6 c- nAn 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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4 R( ~: p& h 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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' s' ~* M( K) \6 o* bPrices 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.. R8 X" ~% I1 G
" P) ~# _* F9 x8 C% K( [“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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