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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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$ o* y) h, J; i* l- ?0 @! Y2 eEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
; |* f. z: w4 [) B9 U8 z4 O: f 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.* X4 H1 y- U8 [4 `; J4 ^
8 [9 Y( K, U; H* _; r“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.: q% ] M6 ^0 s, o. f
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 9 k/ W: U7 p. o6 l6 ~/ J6 Y! K5 r. |
% N! o( g$ M! w6 U3 s6 yFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.1 M! ]8 i* j, {5 ?' B0 T7 z) y! O
+ ^8 ]; F9 H% g" c; G6 f$ LThe 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.& N2 E* Z$ d# L) k% r: N
0 S2 h ?) t, [6 a! ^“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. . O: y0 A7 p- l k
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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.”2 k5 B3 \& E/ R3 `# T
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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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' K5 W) F( ?! eThe 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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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 $320,289, the report said.. S2 e0 W2 E# S- K* S$ F q0 S
: T2 Z8 U# t& I2 S. YInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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% P3 W5 d3 b) u$ 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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.! e( I1 w3 [5 b# V5 _. D2 e
4 c2 @8 x0 {; U5 D% A& eAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”" Y9 d% G' u4 I% e1 T" p; l
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.# h. R, [ ?5 x. l( [. s6 U9 c. F
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.1 W0 Z. [$ O% N
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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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5 E) j* G1 ` d, }1 G& _) \; S“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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