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" C' s3 T7 g* n7 a2 Xhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story6 ?* Y V/ Z( F. F1 Z7 M U
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
( a; {0 J8 `9 \2 J6 r" j High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend! P. o3 K4 c0 V
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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.( q" R' O, V) u `
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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.( B1 W" J A* a/ k2 T& E8 S
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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. . h: L( r% z2 N A
* j( l% [1 B I) U+ DFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. _. x) N" t) S( p
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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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“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.”6 l. M* m2 k' O1 H z
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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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5 p; m, S& @: U0 aThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.5 a/ x& q! H6 k; n
9 N+ O/ m1 D) fAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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/ u) l# i/ W* m* L# w. wInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.+ n9 E& k, p/ ^1 c) h) l
5 O: L" z# v: B; x: o; `$ u0 H1 u“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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/ F8 r, g F( [1 s* H: y jFirst-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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5 z1 O- _2 S- G; }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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; o5 ?, Q5 x, [/ n5 s: mPrices 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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q/ Q: [- 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.
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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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