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/ \+ I& W! @, ehttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales) N5 d5 I1 }! g+ ]0 F2 t0 m
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend! _: P, \ V: e0 b
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+ e B, ^& v& A* L3 NEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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" j+ e5 c) M' Y8 \& c3 U2 }“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.& E' |. |) t; ]1 [2 R1 ~
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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 $1 million.8 U/ ? G$ \0 n
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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.1 z1 M3 M2 j& }+ h1 P, P) N: t" K
7 Z0 L5 R$ r; D5 M& w# z“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 u' p5 B7 G/ @; z5 I9 ]+ J
" z! z3 z- }7 }5 ]+ z) P+ s& e“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.”3 R6 w$ J$ t% }9 y8 y: x
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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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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.' B$ E4 |" u5 p
9 c) H( p" U2 o) J* A' mAverage 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.# z( `0 c, M( G( t- p/ V: C
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.) k1 ^: t6 j9 F. v* h
, t. I8 g( i% ^. q; @“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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& ?7 ?' ~' t$ g( l2 bThe 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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: c# E) V U8 BPrices 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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. z1 c+ W" ^- H% i, F“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.. ]0 X0 k3 `0 l: E
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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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