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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
, S/ Q# d+ ?4 A! c! ^+ V 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.0 {0 Q& c9 z" }; |
- n( i; g5 G1 t$ e$ U“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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6 G1 C& D6 h+ m' zSales 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. % B5 g0 m. x+ q5 t6 {
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.6 m% v7 t9 c8 f' m8 s6 s
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.. i2 t" U5 {$ y# T- x* `) U
" d5 w9 ], {; m# Y“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. 8 |9 b/ l/ V! N
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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.”1 t3 S/ S; L* E5 ?# E
+ }$ n( s b/ ^+ u' f+ QYear-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 2008.9 F# W- |( W$ \5 Y/ |
; H% P8 t; \ p% WAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.: x" F' V' i$ q: E. j
5 U) ^0 S" ?$ h, u+ B% W“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.. ^, i4 A, }, Y) q9 h
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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$ l0 I) \0 f; `% S! dAn 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.”, f; i8 i z/ N' M' |# }
3 N" O$ V" Z/ ], b: g0 w! wThe 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.& \- j- L. F1 f/ A
" G0 U1 Y4 z8 M! ~- f8 IPrices 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.4 S$ o# [: Y5 A9 @/ b
; N0 u6 {! M9 |) P8 u" y0 l S“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.. n2 b9 ], ~; k' w: R* u
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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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