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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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6 X! Z% ?- C: [/ F x: wEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales" d- B, h1 x. Y* X0 L( X# R- b6 O
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.: T3 T4 ]/ T! `% W+ O8 l7 p
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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. ' p1 @7 Z- Z a4 k/ L! }. \+ `
; `3 {2 ]* S6 T Z/ IFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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1 H: A. x5 W) \* \) T, t7 X( VThe 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.9 s l6 k+ E3 H6 L* n) A
2 d7 V0 o/ m, I% u/ h/ n l D“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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“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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1 P. ]) r8 c$ D' TYear-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.; h3 ]; f& t5 w, _, s y
/ H, l3 y, E. W& h- ~: d4 jThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.9 S0 q: y& M4 F( ]$ f
$ ?+ K% m# O* ?. t% @- Q8 KAverage 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.+ Z; o, c6 @8 [% X2 ?0 {/ n0 _
$ `& X0 n' i _4 e) D% [" PInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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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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$ `0 _/ r; d9 r, h- b* O# \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.
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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.”3 U& M) ~' k# Q: W- W0 S t; L
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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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: w/ s( Q- g& V3 g* ~1 CPrices 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.
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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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