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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story9 T0 ?6 V# ~+ Y* _
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; J/ e; b# c0 ?7 J* q- j3 eEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales2 E- o4 G8 `! m1 s
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.1 C6 [7 r& F" p* L
& z# k9 w/ H2 W! v! 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./ E- l$ n/ u$ [
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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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.7 F4 C+ ]8 i0 l8 d d* H
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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./ g1 |1 _5 ^% J9 v1 g- d7 u) Y' d# i% }
- \2 _9 g, E/ @ v/ ]“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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3 b' ?8 p: D' l“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.
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: S* b N+ a8 kThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.1 \) o* n+ }+ i* r" i4 S
1 I0 s" ?6 a. A" fAverage 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.: Q; l/ ?2 Q, T
, S# }: d7 F, @% i+ ?0 L1 z" n“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.: q3 Y. Q. T! ?+ A
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales./ M1 \# b* H3 |
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”7 E: T& Z4 g4 M/ _0 q( _' b
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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2 W' K6 E* g% o4 l/ Y9 CPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.7 k) F1 O' `" H: b/ e& f
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.
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) F0 X$ @8 I+ }5 ]& C# d+ S“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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