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: k( q5 L; A1 k. y; Bhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story8 ?! j% M/ C' e" y$ [. U0 x, ?
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales. Z' C; u9 p1 H* p/ e4 q5 y
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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. @4 p, G& |. n) P# |1 f( I; i& \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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8 x7 k$ ^. [3 [/ L“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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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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.7 Z7 _& I7 y4 E' h0 j( }; `: d
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.8 r+ A/ |5 { u
}& t# l& @+ r- ]. n0 J3 e# m“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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7 F% l1 _5 {7 C$ i: c: G& n“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.
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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., ]( q$ _* \% ~
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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 $320,289, the report said.4 c; K$ G k. _; n
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said., ^0 X2 A0 ?7 y! v6 {& f
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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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# D/ I# z4 b% tFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.) k6 Q9 u) b5 U! O+ u% q/ ^
3 ^) U- W# P" y9 S$ V# h, e( @( nAn 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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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.& ]' A6 r% }# z/ f9 Z3 [' D
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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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2 v* t2 a7 C! ?& K- K“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.$ y/ t1 t! P3 I% w, Z' |, @; W& X
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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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