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# d% ]) Z+ p' w) Zhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story3 h h' C$ Z9 e" L9 F+ \1 {) H
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6 z- {6 `4 d3 M" ?Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
" C+ ?, `. Y8 w, S$ R8 v High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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. |; I u4 X- j5 {EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.% L8 m' { ?3 `
* D( N* u1 F( Z- q. p, z“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.+ ^- M) ^' b8 W! }. {; U. L' h1 \
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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. 4 K/ [( Y9 Q! l& c" a( M
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.4 R/ H$ c3 c6 E% v) U* t
9 x9 f1 Q4 h0 hThe 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 t$ J$ q. Q5 A5 l; p' w
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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.
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$ z8 G: T# t! J+ {9 f2 k3 B“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.”! i- D; p4 C4 d x3 U6 w3 [) F
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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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" H/ h Q) N9 y, c8 ZThe 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 $320,289, the report said., q4 M2 _9 D/ J1 h
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.9 R/ y# T' {$ k; m1 F
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“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.; e2 v/ x: [/ L, W1 k
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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5 R$ B* X. H h" _' m4 c0 K! EThe 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.
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. `% {7 r+ n5 c“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.; ?( o l" o p4 P- [
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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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