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3 w3 d% |, f7 S9 Dhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story& m, s c+ R( {0 K& E3 F
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% Q! I8 Q8 G( g1 Z" i$ [Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales. ^( M# s3 B0 I: H1 A6 Y7 \" y
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend$ P7 |' ]/ e/ {' \) c* o$ }
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) f* K2 M6 r; j( s) yEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax., m" z) h" G9 {" f
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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.
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+ f! z: Z' b9 F; X ^: h3 i! dSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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+ |1 z5 m# s$ Q' gFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.: g- I$ i) y t( H: [
4 N. {% Q B9 C" n' [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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( D- \, o9 y5 Q% }' S“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. 6 x n5 d9 q3 |+ [
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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.”" E% ~$ _9 h5 O9 C3 l* k5 v
R: y# U- A9 v6 T8 vYear-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.$ a2 L5 i; r7 A* ?; s
2 J# d1 ^" ?3 ?% z) ?4 AThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.. D! ?4 S( X6 [9 f$ H+ f
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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.4 T( w! p7 ?( {! I: O, }/ o3 b
8 |# ]) [. b9 A7 q) B% R" q. \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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4 R' Z# M8 _( s# e9 NFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* y4 ^0 ^/ o |$ k! ` A( [
' m6 |0 r1 K' x; E. B. E# KAn 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.”. Y+ m# h. J! [
0 y# t6 c% I* L# V5 e# PThe 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 r; Y# R5 L6 C5 r# x
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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.( {! S5 P# a" m1 K
* h6 v6 {+ {2 W“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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