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3 W$ p" x9 m; C* a) ^( ]5 yhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story7 s l; e9 h: u3 A. _( n$ m
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales, [. P/ A1 b% m; ?* Y. X0 A( i/ s9 N% n
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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9 ~) K* {( ?- h3 O8 ]. y: mEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.0 G: G! v7 ?3 ?& V4 ?
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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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% M {6 O& y2 n5 P2 CFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.5 l4 G! O. |, t) l
: g7 \& ]- f5 f3 p* @The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.# @# d& m) ?% }6 f1 E1 c& }
9 g: r, M- F6 |$ J5 [" U1 \“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 g. q' ^3 `+ h) x6 r" c
0 B. u& l/ j" C! z- v“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.”7 \5 @8 f* [6 k3 U
/ |8 ^$ Q: u, L7 b/ C6 P% S7 EYear-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.. L `2 a' m8 B( p
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.: g9 ~( n/ q8 y' ]
6 H1 i% q0 q0 U1 a“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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, k: @5 {/ m; }First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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, ~8 Q, G% x% z. _5 x$ JAn 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.”$ {: x4 I6 b9 P& ?
: q5 i& ]8 z6 T, f0 u+ ?; dThe 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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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., u2 @2 x, C0 H6 P8 l
g3 T/ D2 I E“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.. O. ~4 B- ?! w& I5 P
, \) d+ o v" J" f$ b7 {“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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