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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story7 x8 {+ Y9 l0 \( \& j) ^ J, w
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
- e8 d8 z& n' z, o9 r High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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* j3 Y& z+ r& l/ T" A0 ~4 O' q) WEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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6 r4 U2 h$ z# 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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; t. i) R0 A, j# e! WSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ) r% n; E# V) T1 d v5 b2 q3 o
0 |" Q0 Y$ {$ q/ w6 \! L9 F/ q/ SFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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) r/ P0 e; l8 _' U6 bThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.# u/ c5 u2 }* D* h8 w3 P% @; Z/ j
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. % d: x5 J2 a( N$ \' g/ O
' z, m; Z# g0 b d9 \“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.”8 I2 G2 H- b( ]0 b5 Z
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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.5 W% G* z6 J7 q$ D- y1 L: x
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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.: A0 @8 w% y* l+ M9 V
' j1 x4 F) w6 V( `- P; DAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.2 _6 [9 P. _( B N+ r$ f
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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! n/ b g3 `; r“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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# @. r+ O9 J! EFirst-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.' O% q2 N1 f5 [
& b- W- c B9 ZAn 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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3 p6 ^, p% y+ P; b7 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.
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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.- u- q/ p- `; i h
d( V( ^8 d' d“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." P5 R: W* |% y: Z# o
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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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