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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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8 D& G4 K0 ?9 f5 B6 {+ C0 p; i8 A4 u" kEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales5 H g- g3 h+ F; w* y* [
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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' y* Z6 j- S0 O6 b$ m. Y! pEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.6 [! d4 R, A0 T
& |4 O7 ^ K7 P3 e“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.: E9 `+ g; O8 Y1 b
" q7 ?4 ?) P) RSales 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. + i& `, o: Q3 K9 w
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Fifty-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.0 Y& t& K9 N M! g2 y* b
' d+ m0 h6 D" r% t) z" Y“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. 0 G* Q: i( k8 Y& U
+ c& I9 B1 F8 ?3 C“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.”1 n B1 A" z& }0 X; t# }+ ^
5 c) t2 V8 u5 P, {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.7 @9 x, g6 }# n
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.! o& [) k; @, L$ Z7 J+ b' j" m
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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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.; |$ C) p+ d$ g
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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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1 [7 q2 f6 W5 b8 Z, p; JThe 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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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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“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.9 m# X; Z2 e9 W& |) D
% L* p6 j$ Z" Q* B; Z& u1 p( H# } a“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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