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# M& a, V: F- S Vhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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2 n F% ?$ ]2 L; s; ?: ?3 x/ f" eEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales( h; j2 ~. w5 a w
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.: q% V2 b& K( R
5 l6 }: |# f T7 [8 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.- B2 T- r" ^/ P
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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.
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. o) m/ p0 [4 l I9 b( s0 OFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.3 o/ B7 j+ J$ ?! g( |$ ?5 z) h
; z* ~+ K8 a& [; o3 v: R8 T- k“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.
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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.”# o4 P1 ?1 ?6 z. u( r
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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.* Y1 j% m2 k3 W3 L$ {6 t9 `
; P5 Z5 V2 V1 ]% y9 tThe 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said./ k9 t, e5 i4 Y
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.0 E3 ^0 {- Q( ?
4 G" t$ {4 G- A0 k a r9 r9 UFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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4 ~) f) K* j c; J) `An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”6 Z0 v, ]; y7 ~4 y# O
& Z* \* C. p: S2 d0 pThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.) Q4 r( }3 t# s6 {9 t$ D
1 r7 G$ `$ w, s: ]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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; j6 M4 ^ o' Q y E' U2 W6 O* b“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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“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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