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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story* @% M( ]/ T9 R9 `
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales4 b3 U6 X2 v1 q( }4 }! ?
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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7 Y1 |5 s6 I! q' [8 NEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.& F' p) A5 D( A" F
0 h: @- `% _. s* E& E( u2 h! t" G“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.* C, ]% |& Z. v5 q( _
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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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+ A! \1 B2 i- ?6 VFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.8 H- O* a3 H2 x0 S2 \
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.- J( l: s: j; C) L' d z1 |& e7 c
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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5 M( o/ v5 y5 \* i3 @; q$ l“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.
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- L$ H T" E, M5 I4 E0 jThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.6 y. [$ \9 k7 p# E$ [
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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1 e! K7 H9 @5 T5 S5 U, V, KInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.% t' n7 C" \% n: F" v9 f: T' |$ L
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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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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.% f6 ?! r1 s9 Q& [$ k" k
& Y/ B$ A) q4 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.”5 Y: w/ m% v0 U# J
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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.
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+ p/ N: D# P. B, o; 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.6 p; P& B, c- H
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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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