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- V3 {) y8 v" e. S7 Rhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story+ @: q8 `$ s8 V
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5 R/ l; h r1 O+ @Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
% a$ l- u* v6 J# [ High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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: o- N3 Z7 ~' J2 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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" u9 I) K$ H7 Q3 f6 ^ S“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.
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! _0 M/ s! `9 V) b4 B# CSales 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. ) \! \$ u/ H M# V+ F0 @1 E
C4 @5 t. G" ~! G* zFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said." u- q' H8 s8 m t6 j' {: X
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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5 l( O0 U3 |2 ?; n( P“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”3 V$ J& ]# L# j: q
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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.9 W3 F( f9 k# G8 C# M
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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 2008.1 X7 e0 _5 V& t$ 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 $320,289, the report said.
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8 W6 N# x/ u% z6 @9 V' @Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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7 F& c( e: T8 J; Z1 x. b' V“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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" |& |; m$ L5 [, TFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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5 Q2 o" x$ ~& hAn 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.”9 \6 b! v3 v, D9 ~: c
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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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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.% V! i& ^8 ]$ }$ I- g
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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. i$ I5 Y- S% \
/ L$ \& T! d2 Y; C6 N“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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