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, s" o3 Z. v: dhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story6 |, T, U0 @, r+ d
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+ F+ ^' u6 k0 i! b8 V8 q/ L- V/ j; XEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
2 S, @& k7 d2 O/ U( [$ | 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./ o" K8 H, Y) ~
) `5 B8 D' i. R$ B! z0 K/ A0 V“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 $1 million.; A& D4 O( J) b" d; C( U
" r4 _' v: I! b, [" {/ f$ x- tThe 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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8 G. z$ Z4 x9 j+ d6 v7 l“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. 5 C& @1 E8 K+ L0 P
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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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5 T9 a$ {% ^: L$ @. QYear-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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, M6 s& p M; \* S5 L* H: }* Y0 AThe 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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* [" g- Q2 }$ _0 yAverage 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.6 \! R" U! ]: F1 d/ i% v1 e v+ {
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said./ t, c- h" u3 |8 n* e7 _ E2 W/ U
% u0 F- g" I/ T5 EFirst-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.. B0 B" r( Y0 s' v3 t, g
3 N! G; Q3 e2 Q) m* e+ ^8 RAn 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.
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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.
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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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