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8 j8 t) ]5 a5 ehttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
. _) @% R/ O5 y 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." y0 {- Z- f/ Y) H9 H+ ? a7 g8 x
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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.
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2 _. S* @( Z/ 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. * O: D" L9 {* ^+ P
% ~# o7 D) U4 i+ d8 ~/ p! ~4 cFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.6 g; W, o: e' \" a! t8 @' G
& Y5 r K! i5 T2 K. P3 e! T" y1 AThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.4 D! `5 j" F5 G% }9 n, `( E* n
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ) s6 \: \8 U9 |3 b% }$ h+ y7 }8 K
+ K" f) X2 K% w1 {+ P- ?“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., y9 k* b, P6 E
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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.
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& S6 c! Z% L! d* ~8 u( @# GAverage 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.7 }- T# S/ G8 ?# _4 W/ D5 k' e
' c7 E4 H. m/ ?# j, P M* c0 a7 OInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.: R- r& [( W6 Q
8 Z% Q- e" A8 O: U“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.- L- e4 U, n0 {- v; `/ B
' \- R! ~5 k- D& k' DAn 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.”. v6 s" Z0 [3 B3 [* n4 L
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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.. B4 M" q5 e" |, }' ]
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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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“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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