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8 b4 f# T$ w2 A# Z1 Qhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story; A5 w7 T6 z( Z9 o- }
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v' l0 D7 g+ ~, FEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
- L% Q# U$ F/ U V% P, j# U High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend& W2 y0 ?5 Z% o, f2 W
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" N( Z! c0 x( x' wEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.0 V" o. u% ^) V4 ^4 \
( g! O! i3 p5 x1 j/ d$ J( h9 E8 |“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday. s; O' J8 X% u
' s, r0 f2 t& g7 H; F0 d9 P$ zSales 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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( E8 B3 s) M0 O. t- oFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.* g0 B; F& Q+ T. _
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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.# x7 x7 [0 K; R+ v5 N
8 r) g7 y% s- X3 Q7 f“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. 7 z9 N* j* Q' o- f: q
" l* ^5 @/ b' d6 I8 n“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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! P, [5 B( H/ O8 i+ tYear-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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4 x% v/ z8 X9 T# k% U- \: g4 ]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.& F) P9 O5 N/ P' A
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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 $320,289, the report said.! R- |: [, d8 O9 V
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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& ^( i K% K; W7 Q“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.1 h0 k3 d0 A/ S
& w$ X2 O' D2 J7 Y3 q% VFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”! A, n! H' [0 L" O& x* k
. ^' ~+ g2 N% JThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.% \3 m: l/ A e, j2 [+ M
& f" w( B- h$ s“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.) ~$ V+ Y' i/ e
0 F9 ?! u4 c+ A" C* h% m B% L5 i! @5 |“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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