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5 G$ A) T! v8 W( f8 P, E' zhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales7 a9 F: E5 ^0 Y, }- @( I
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend0 ^# S! c4 ?/ t4 d8 ~1 ^
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" X" t' e6 M: i/ x* Q$ B9 bEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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“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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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. # D4 @$ J" _; E
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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: G' K& H; d1 | KThe 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.: _9 ~, h8 {4 b7 [
- L3 @6 O3 Y; Y' O! t4 d“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. . I9 V. k0 ?0 e2 M! c/ K
9 ]: q/ O4 k- W9 q1 F* v“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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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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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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6 ~9 Y+ U) M- W6 ~1 YAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.6 i' f% M& o& C/ p" M
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.- N' }. J0 d4 n* [
# E# \% O% T R! q“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.& S' Z2 ]( U- P
! p; ?$ a9 U3 d- a1 U# sFirst-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.% `& o( [; l- N1 T6 ^+ l8 J {
3 T7 |& y+ N7 O! Q1 \8 pAn 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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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.- A7 X- N' E) w9 g% Z2 h
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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.: ?2 s5 M2 w3 d: s: u
. N3 V- U U0 {“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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