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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales; E! u# \; v1 F1 @
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend5 T' o1 F- S6 M' O# u
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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.
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1 b5 `6 c: w* U9 e/ M" y. {: d k“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. 6 Z* A9 G& c% O/ i4 q
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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5 G1 ]( M! _4 W) Q/ oThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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0 m' v( y3 J/ P3 z“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 8 r, ~# G1 H/ v: T7 ]7 S. W9 S
4 F0 c0 O1 H6 U# l- F/ O$ X- C# i“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.”7 N x" ?" j% W3 z s
5 j6 O$ ~- M" B1 _: JYear-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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% O( ~. B# C, c& ]; gThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.( N- \% I r6 R! j+ g A
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.* m) K1 p5 G( N
) z. _) L$ u! @" j& o, q. ?“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.) @9 D+ i0 C1 u# q
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.9 t3 N4 j( @7 x0 C- C+ j( M7 L
J; _: @' B* U) eAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”7 I. ]: n/ s5 R/ Y6 t3 V
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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# N" W: F+ K" ?4 n& a, [) ?6 e“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.
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$ Z. o- W3 r8 { Q5 ]# f _7 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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