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5 c% V$ M4 Q) o4 n1 \6 Mhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales+ }. f* d) U" e; x
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.' r/ \4 ]: ]4 C" m2 }# t% s
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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.3 |+ x/ d8 |" B. y
6 h/ r+ K/ j- T1 qSales 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. " J) G* m' k, u( d# h( _ O
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million." _% ^5 R0 E# j
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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.% J: p% S9 V* X
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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. $ Y7 a8 \2 M1 T9 \! `, F2 g
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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.”+ k! z! Z2 g7 L& `
$ L. Z0 ?) d$ D: Z# L+ S1 ]' L0 j0 uYear-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.3 Z# T! x, y" s4 p$ ?) a0 ]
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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 2008.2 M3 a4 s9 K' p% N8 P# \5 ^
. t2 K- n: a+ F4 o7 F1 \1 U4 KAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.% K+ w- d" L: `; u
' p ^# X. |" A0 R% ~# mInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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) }- a, l. ]% V2 C0 E+ j“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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: D3 {- N M* z$ S3 b$ nFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.% S! t; @2 ^8 u% W
# V: j# C9 _0 L* J$ bAn 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.”+ X) i$ Z6 j& y# f, q
! X% V. v2 m/ R1 B" LThe 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.) [2 w6 \9 Q3 D8 L
* f# U/ z8 d& m% t: E) E" 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.' R8 w. M* Y- q* {9 |8 l
& r0 {; p! q5 s* `: ^2 A“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.1 p6 E* ?/ C9 E! i6 `
3 h) g0 r: J4 `* j8 ~& q“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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