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6 j0 Q; y' G% h ohttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story4 a4 V7 h0 ]9 x
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/ h6 `2 w! k$ F) C4 v5 iEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 K* W5 j h& l! A1 c
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend9 Z; E# _/ W7 [$ I3 e2 T
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7 |7 m1 ^- ^' Y+ |; NEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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0 s! n9 N6 j2 X4 f# b“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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. @! Z' ?# w. s9 S0 S
) V8 o" x6 a2 s Y6 b# QThe 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.9 X U- J6 ? X4 H
( z3 C/ f Z- |) ]“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. + {0 n ]9 U/ o' H; V
$ O' o" k& f+ t6 P$ d( m7 Q“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! ]" p% i0 O+ e3 X8 J$ UYear-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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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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales. n+ b- R& p H5 Q8 s) O0 w
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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' _* ^$ D( S+ `0 p, sThe 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.' X. m5 \: W0 P1 D
" c# e( j; |& cPrices 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.8 x: T% }6 p. d* Y- r$ M
/ T1 X6 ~4 N; q6 v+ w/ N“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.; S, s$ |9 G% h$ T, X
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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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