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1 Z! ~& [7 m- _# x) D' j8 m6 [6 shttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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) c# B g* X# o8 K, B& `Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
4 }" k" M9 D9 W6 b5 ^5 [ High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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! U5 l. U( Q# V( @" p0 EEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.6 s# O5 e5 V6 S3 B% H
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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.# }: m+ |3 m _" `/ p8 C, d* X
* ~& Z! \& D9 C. V" S' ^% CSales 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. F* A, r" x" x
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.- h# n9 r, B7 u) e
7 m6 ]2 |& C( E7 p( bThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.1 t$ s8 h v- u9 ^& F( I, x
' z l' v' a/ _0 P8 R“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. 0 Z- T# y1 J9 |4 X% V ^. a
& M+ R$ m" ?$ v* @“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.0 h( a* I7 F) W$ f3 x+ P& f
' N4 ^1 m% c6 }The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.5 H# Z7 F- B" a& c7 @" W' m
% W- r. X2 |; Q" ~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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5 m5 ?! R1 m3 BInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales., k: S+ P$ J* J
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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.”
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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.5 N" ]; _" C) z; d
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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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, A- f. l; g% O6 M“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.$ h0 \$ ]1 R2 S+ P8 Y5 G
. }3 I1 C/ K. \) h: Z“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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