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/ X& s( A6 z! N( H/ ]( D6 Yhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story. e1 N( z% F) C! p# j7 V- a) F
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales( D1 J) i0 ?$ }# [
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.4 o: ^/ C0 X# I5 A
, O7 P# V5 D( r4 O1 U1 }“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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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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2 n( g" |4 N; X- {Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million. X$ A$ m) r. H! o% s6 N& b, 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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8 L/ V7 f3 ?2 }. ~7 m“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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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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' `8 v. V( {) a$ a( t$ K" WThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.0 }( T, n2 W9 `1 H/ P* H8 I
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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! z- z+ b& k/ L5 \1 |! ~& t eInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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! T2 B/ _( k$ m9 [ l3 E$ R“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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. t; c( @( j. {+ jFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.# ]4 V2 d8 @3 h& l
, u/ K& d9 h* d- D! m1 ^9 h8 j+ o7 xAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”$ C" i0 e- N) h5 `+ p; a# K4 U1 N4 C
& H% _7 Y, \+ dThe 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 k( |* T4 {8 k1 o- g& V7 H% t
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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.
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* f3 c. p9 s; z“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.) h5 O$ e" c& g/ u+ A% P, U2 U
+ Z2 j8 d( }; \& B" H: b“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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