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) k( S5 x9 }. F0 [http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story- U1 H% i# V, d
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales- c9 o1 c7 L! u2 ^# g" Y/ F
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend1 s# s+ v9 m* y( ~
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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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3 X9 S) k' `0 O. r0 Q4 ~“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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: i. @; z# ?6 ]( V- @Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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% d- E! A5 k. d9 {The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.2 h2 _9 s r% C# J$ z# E
: ^$ E# Q: A C- Z0 R; {6 ]“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. ' N0 @0 G1 M8 C/ L5 G
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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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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.. G1 L% {7 h* t7 M# q- _5 w
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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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: G4 }( V% z l" ^* z0 g+ F4 lAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.: `$ W/ G- v; Z6 N. M- i+ ~
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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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8 f$ X9 q( \% r6 u' e“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 _' f/ y+ H0 P* {" Y [' v4 r
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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/ }: r/ j" K% z9 {6 f" |An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”* E$ E: m9 c: o6 J+ o
* A( ]: I% x( O1 `7 G) \& l; HThe 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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4 C3 s4 ]# n: z v. sPrices 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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“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.& k, p: F4 i0 ~& E( w. M$ v5 J1 z
' h; q4 I. c, a; B) Z. x5 E8 v“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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