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# H& E6 D7 [# M, H+ P! r+ Mhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
& U5 [3 a1 G1 y 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.8 e' x N- b/ c- P9 N. `2 H1 e
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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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: J* t0 d5 H" V; i( E& B1 `Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 7 n G4 i: A( q- ^$ Z5 o7 H
% m- a4 ?8 o& Q) W) X: z- A# ` LFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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: I# L. f; h1 N5 M; o0 K, z“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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3 b, p; A+ g6 a( T“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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. G7 S/ b0 I: w8 t& v# j4 ]1 p% T$ aYear-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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5 J( {% c7 Q k- u/ d" g! ~3 IThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.( a" c. E8 `9 q( J1 i
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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. ^ a9 p( V% P ^Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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. ~2 Y: d1 \& T0 n N' x0 m“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.4 G) i$ T6 Q5 `$ g2 R4 F: K! N
/ e3 ?4 j8 n, qFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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" d: z: X; B. E6 D9 \2 RAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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& F6 y% L! X: N' SThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.8 c, e0 g- R& [% I' `9 r5 T
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.9 m+ ]$ W* T- E7 x3 a7 x
& i! v6 o3 r5 u1 Z* t“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.$ L+ S( O" @' q' I6 q# Y
. e% l( n0 _+ f) `1 Y“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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