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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
5 K9 [# P4 Q5 N7 r& _ High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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$ K+ J' `1 R7 w" kEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.' F8 W5 h) Z. i' v$ J
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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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7 j' s, O7 C4 S! u; q2 i4 M. K* fSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 2 p" ^. u& H8 _) s/ e+ D$ E
1 E" w$ o3 ~+ m/ \* e! pFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million." k% N" p; |8 d n* k" d2 A0 p1 g
5 B2 _) n! E# P6 h9 D/ FThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.6 w/ |, a5 d2 }. | m$ r
& v5 Q- Y+ \7 ?' ]2 D5 p4 c“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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) Q; z0 ?- C) n7 m" Q“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 q- [6 O# u: ]- k
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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.- j2 b& e" G9 Y7 B9 J3 D
6 _8 [4 u# \9 e: j$ V4 b) @. rThe 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 $320,289, the report said." e D, S$ [' ?
& v9 \9 W, {8 `) ^! R9 Y O8 b$ XInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.0 W7 } q. O# D( W: d' a
% w& e" m9 s ?& G7 ~# @ j“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.
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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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% u' k; W% R2 i7 S h1 x) vPrices 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.8 X% {9 p2 L& Z" X; N; S
# K1 A5 |/ Q' G' y. G* q3 E# M8 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.
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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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