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- W! @3 a9 J7 q- s7 Qhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales/ B8 \8 ~0 P; Y3 z
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend* O# o1 |# B! n5 k, [& P8 s3 S
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4 \8 s R/ v1 k. K/ S) m3 SEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax./ m0 j$ t1 t: d1 c, h5 e( g! F
3 o% c; O+ Q3 M! |“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.6 b3 V: E2 ]' i( {' K9 f. F
+ R8 ^. `* a1 N o; T% USales 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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3 g) Z* y" P# A. I/ dFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.: v, |# T% A8 r0 ~ Q) m
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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0 A# K" B' `3 u" I+ n4 H8 b% d1 @“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 7 z! s- G1 k) b: u9 r! O
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”& | ^9 g+ o9 S$ ~9 }) J- n$ c
- e1 }" S& T8 @$ h; t) d) A7 b8 NYear-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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5 A" W) ]$ n7 A" h! C8 f. EThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.& s8 G; ^; R5 \1 W8 T8 e5 ]
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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.% [8 [7 X6 {7 @: w
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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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4 @: W: i' h, P, ^7 K“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.+ G5 W- v/ y( \: y( ]
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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0 }) j1 s3 { f0 H9 m d. lAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”' j5 O! R/ ?+ c3 i! }8 h9 @: j Q
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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/ R3 }, r, R# v( ]) {9 JPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area./ r" P' @; r( F( `2 l/ Z; y1 ]: x
c9 F4 e4 C- c9 X# A# @“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.
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" O/ k$ Z; e! v5 _# d8 B8 A9 u) E8 R“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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