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6 z+ K4 }' V# x8 Xhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story7 \& D! G; t2 O2 p& z- R7 q3 {& I
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales6 m% M( K9 w6 [- W
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend3 E5 }% d+ D" E
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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.% @' l6 q5 C Q
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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.' ^* {9 }- p' c0 q* }; s
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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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. `7 E( [ {+ `" kFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.0 _+ O, c n& M5 f
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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. Y5 s9 ]! Q w' T* Y2 }; u& t“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 8 z' I; D$ b( d1 `
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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.”& _! V/ \" N! p# Q, V
% U! G0 ]* b2 X8 m% ZYear-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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; G2 Q% f$ V! S9 {" BThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008. ~+ u+ B7 {5 d. k+ b6 B$ ?, t
) B6 Z5 x1 F( ]" n- q2 UAverage 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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6 J3 O7 R1 l7 N/ w4 i4 X% nInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 b; P3 r+ P0 {9 F6 c" h
. U) Y% o4 J) {* f( D0 s“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.7 p; k! r- m: ?3 E6 ~! }5 z4 Z* W
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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.* ^6 x/ Z& M5 ?
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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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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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2 ?* T0 b( a! r# R“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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/ f9 R0 |- x8 X+ k& k `* X, S( 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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