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/ k7 ^7 s! T; U4 ^6 shttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story9 D h: {, L# T9 o
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8 ~0 S' b9 E+ F/ l# l/ e$ vEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales U5 `( s2 w- p
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend9 ]3 X0 ^* d4 M
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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.( C* i2 d% U, j. V/ c. B# |+ H
" e5 C! X$ _: V9 V' g“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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l6 c# u; n. a5 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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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+ B! Y x6 b" q. sThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.' `. |# b0 w ?$ o/ v1 b6 F
7 f9 n& Y* C+ |! v) q; J* x# w# S“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 B# \ \; W. j/ `6 M
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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.”, a5 I( ]4 r: \1 ?3 ?
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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." Q+ a3 k6 C; D$ s; \! _+ C2 |
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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 2008.5 d/ s) l, V( [0 W1 D* n! C
% r( ~8 O8 e: [, p6 v( w! h, \6 K& aAverage 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.5 Z( T% t# o( S" `2 @( _5 r6 d
D8 Z9 t5 J. s: R9 P( l“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales./ @4 p, P) u b$ Y) Q2 P
7 r( t- Y# F6 I) J- }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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' q) ?+ T" s0 ?* c& o& A$ q9 G8 _+ @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.4 G! j0 {8 A' e; A+ Q+ D
+ N+ T; B$ |% i+ 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.: Q8 k" w5 `4 i+ J! U. |# Q
2 o$ B3 p* F9 K% W1 V+ 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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“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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