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9 f+ P5 H8 j8 G! c: P' Nhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story6 Q: ~: S' W' P" M3 F
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales; U0 D; ]# t5 h1 h! G2 \
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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# o T9 G" a, |9 \EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.8 a$ H) t7 O$ Z
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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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7 L6 N' u# d3 _3 [+ q3 c- V7 CSales 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. + M( b* w- h4 N/ P3 N4 S
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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$ P2 y$ Z- r1 I/ J% `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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/ j. @' S% m5 F a' X" f% Y/ L* J. C“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. # y, ^7 z8 E( H$ ~9 w
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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.”2 @3 D! \7 C( {% ]
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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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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 $320,289, the report said.9 w3 N7 B" k9 Y* {+ X* {8 c
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.$ ~ f5 E: E& z: e& w
& \+ I5 \- b z# L o' r- g4 `$ m“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.7 B3 @9 j$ q3 v1 J- ?3 n
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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.”6 [2 G4 X# @/ K( q' D) }
9 R* w3 |% c4 G" a+ U6 bThe 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./ x# F3 D% Y" T9 D3 ^! ]
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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.
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- Z* C6 y+ g! n“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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) H' V8 n& A3 m, ^6 V1 T“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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