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4 m$ ^2 _. k0 Jhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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4 t# y* x2 n& ^# Z0 i# mEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales0 m; u& D9 t8 ~: o' T. @+ M+ v
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.
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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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8 d8 A, m; L3 W8 yFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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6 J3 E! e# N! ~, P* s. j“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”) |' G2 Y* P$ s* s
: G% P z7 c" j; N7 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.
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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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6 c* v/ m" M) G2 iAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said." S v* X. r- z6 `7 [6 t
0 w! P% j, j1 Z/ M2 z“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.' ~5 i# f1 l3 t4 P$ i- S9 y7 u
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$ p) W& O; c5 ~2 Q7 K6 s0 DAn 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.”$ m1 k" u+ U/ a& W9 q
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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.* o+ M( Q( A; Q* U E( X
- k" {+ e0 r8 n2 }6 v& s: RPrices 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.1 K3 O6 h) E4 S" {& T" l
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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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# C+ N' k% h2 D; \ B“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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