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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
' ?. a# ~: }% \- R4 V9 H High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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# r. i+ {. R" J' V5 |* @/ {" t1 N) UEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.% Q6 I: |# J! B2 p, O, R# u
) Q9 `0 {0 c# I* _- g“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.- x* b2 k# A- w. I1 j1 W n
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. / a* P3 N" l$ c) ^# t% c9 e8 C
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.' x4 U3 t1 r3 F+ C, B D
- z, O3 D3 Y: bThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”% E4 o& X! D7 R, B8 q f0 u
6 [5 O) Q @8 ~) s' @6 t5 WYear-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.( K" ]/ M* I, K3 o
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.
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% R; t, R- k$ {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.# x' T% @: V Q, o! G: L
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.! N* o( H& b* ^) f- O1 L
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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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# ~0 Z% X3 L0 R, J- IFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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9 c4 b4 P s. }' \An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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9 i2 X4 v F# V: E$ DThe 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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6 T& V w0 B% i( Q6 n! r EPrices 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." g( m1 x/ ~- h. ?/ |) Y
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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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