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) p- w0 C) `* B: lhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story" r0 n/ K, B1 A8 ^
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Y" s3 j$ u# _, q; v% u# lEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales9 X/ b: s, p5 a* h7 D% r
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend. F/ d! X% O6 K* _! E* g
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. f5 z! z5 d6 x! iEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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3 w6 u/ R: b/ `0 o. 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.. M1 s4 B/ p9 D
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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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5 H5 U9 J1 b4 W, W7 |) PFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million., }6 s4 y4 U: t/ q
& C6 A8 f9 q6 \% Y" x. r& CThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said. ]8 a) A0 F G+ {' X
7 j9 X7 W" r5 r9 a1 s M2 i“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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; a$ \5 b5 n- m6 ?! f“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.”" p: j/ e% A1 i8 s1 r3 q" W
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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.) x! g* V1 ]9 q0 v! ]) l! _
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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., z# j) i' P* {" h. G
& N$ |, @) _3 j- ~: L5 hAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.# @7 _! r" u. z; ?6 C K
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.3 g! I ^% ?9 t0 G p$ Y
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said., r) r0 J0 F) z) D& \; U, Z @* Q
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.6 U5 G, \* |% t: e
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”6 Y0 ]9 ?. Z }# o" d( `# M: _
0 r4 T4 {& q0 F( | nThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.. Z T2 k; r' ^: X! r6 w8 [+ B
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.& \. C+ V- [% y6 h6 L2 x4 }9 ^) p
* H# q- U3 G" l0 n% O# h“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada., G; Q: s3 \! v4 U# b9 R& w
) n: `* g; X& U4 I8 C4 i$ v“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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