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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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8 t# t0 Y1 X9 C. P. [% tEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
+ b7 r+ B. ]1 R3 q$ ?' {0 s 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.
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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." M) q. h, u( a$ m( F0 k
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ' _ k6 ~$ J8 }) I# `" `
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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/ M7 P; R w- E9 w7 c; SThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 7 e! b7 M, d! m0 g% T
: B' a# E) I; d$ h: j; w5 p$ W“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.” G: M: {# C, d+ f' ]5 |
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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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+ s9 C2 b% I8 I& Y$ _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.& |1 \/ \) A# i. @" }
a0 Y! n& g S1 o7 I1 [0 G# ~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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. Z, e) H' r' z, g# k; V( M# WInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.( b, c& a8 D. W; v
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 f4 ~2 J, h0 t0 G
+ j7 u- S& v5 I/ UFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.& \5 ]: M, S8 E6 \/ @
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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y4 e- W) o9 Q' q' ^7 P' @9 rThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets." r6 S6 o# Y. C) A" e. a- f9 i. t
6 @, C6 Z% v7 |Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.+ O4 U( t* Y# ?& m
7 D$ |9 Y& k6 x' R" z2 ]- S3 Z/ s“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." o1 L2 \, H. ~( _5 w
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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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