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% ~/ o2 ]5 {# I/ p& zhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story v( H3 `0 f e7 n1 q6 B: ]) X6 l
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
" Y- N9 D# _( |# X6 Z/ s High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend3 e1 O J* v5 q& _
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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.
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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.2 l4 F+ b) w2 ?9 V' o
1 E) @0 r/ h0 k4 F% D6 r8 XSales 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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& [' \& h4 d- V& P6 ^0 uFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.& v1 ~' w# K* h0 U8 n
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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8 Z9 Z% Z! s7 v: G7 o- H) G0 ~Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.! Q7 ^3 u/ v5 ?2 B% q; q! e4 B+ j
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.7 F+ X$ M6 L) V
& O- N; [2 r0 z0 K4 p! v4 rAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.: k" g% C# r+ }/ [! [' R; A
( B6 I. A; {3 t; @" h" g/ JInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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S1 `# q+ ^# u' T) D“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.$ j( ^) T# \6 @* h
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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.”; t# A, \3 e6 I3 K" y5 `
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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.* U. g8 [# e0 V1 f) I' ]& s% j4 K
$ L9 e/ t9 g ?6 h4 p3 m+ i! s; h“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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/ y9 K& ?: a% {/ Z% }* s7 H5 @“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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