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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
0 X* X s, }/ |. P, k2 _ 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.' `( o1 l0 \. E% W, x
% [2 u- Q5 \( e x“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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( ?5 ~9 q+ n+ W/ Z# a* K8 |$ S7 d; _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 K/ f G. H& x0 e+ v. i% B
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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, \% N1 {( X/ i! k& pThe 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.+ c/ `9 J+ d. ], ~& A$ Y# n
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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. * `6 R: Q! e+ k* ~+ d7 A4 B9 Z
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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.. H( y, Y0 I" {1 }% w0 q$ `
- o4 K9 W& b9 j4 W' kThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.
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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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+ e% A- @6 K% F- N" Y; _Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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% ^3 Y% M' k: O5 ]/ [7 y/ f“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said./ v0 e+ e+ g& V5 {$ w4 z. v
p" ^$ F3 ?; gFirst-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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$ b. H3 \/ g! LAn 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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) R) u1 Z2 _1 N3 E" l7 N: uThe 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.' H' a* q: `* W9 p
' K+ _ O. p9 i0 T \) Q“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., e* H$ V$ _# H
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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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