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# a+ T( y: @3 Q [* ehttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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8 p4 i# Z. x$ Z. q7 }Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales, b5 j! W3 C& U( W4 C
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend8 F" x1 c7 y8 Y: n$ ~
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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.# t$ } c) y/ B' M P
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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.
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+ p4 `5 ~: g4 U, T7 k( bSales 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. 0 N% ~5 o! l2 P
+ y0 ~& f( }* ?6 a; e7 xFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.- i/ _6 {7 x) O, P7 \0 i" T
. O) \, y, @. B6 U( N0 QThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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6 N! F6 Z+ r$ Z" O" X4 d“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.”, e6 c c% `$ F& f0 i4 ]
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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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; p( g/ Q+ n' n; w- ^8 ]4 C3 FThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.0 S' |, x* D, _) x" v1 B! m
# E' F" f4 l7 L& P! ZAverage 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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: s. ~4 y& E3 U# N' F JInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.1 n7 ~% F* r0 a- j: T5 g# q8 B
% M/ ?9 J+ w+ L/ K“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.% n! b- x7 y! z, C8 g8 T! l
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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.( M! Y- j! |: c1 y
- i. | b I7 T5 p+ K# p0 IAn 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. Z1 Q& D; e9 A" ]' V! i3 K
. T; o6 l2 W4 Z5 SPrices 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.5 P2 \1 y# B a" `# k8 x
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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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