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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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/ ^0 f, `2 ]/ x' lEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales2 a0 y2 z$ f. C j$ C
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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! Y" P3 v1 ]0 p( o5 NEDMONTON — 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 ]& A( O+ Q3 c5 _“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.* v- ^, z: S# X6 z, f u
! W6 H, A% U0 j& v- q6 _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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+ k1 A4 ~( c2 C) cFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. S# ~% R) e6 \4 m' {' b! B
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ; h- s9 M" j; w8 P- _
* `3 E i9 X% H0 f$ s“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.' {' D v( y! q P- ]
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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.! b- {9 r9 D4 P! h5 y3 _; f
) T6 O& R# Y( M$ q2 l/ `& _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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( x9 m4 L0 \& H
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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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" h1 Z; m" k5 qFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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" Z$ Y8 i, m# \. Z/ J+ t5 bAn 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 @7 U- y0 o( u5 j# s; u
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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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& {# s8 P9 `$ O. S* L6 P8 NPrices 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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/ b7 I5 }- @9 X: ]- @3 P% M“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.5 U/ p1 S/ X2 b. |$ C* h9 W
6 o, Y( G8 o. Z0 e“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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