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. L5 Q0 e* ^. o5 _' B7 }http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story2 ^: r/ T; ^ H" ?9 c% A
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5 @2 w6 i8 ~ WEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales0 T, j6 T6 ^9 t
High-end houses defy real estate cooling trend
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EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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, r8 |# M; N/ {( }" s& v! @9 I' F* r“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.; k) S. ^( o, ]! x
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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. 7 N* O. p3 ` N. L- t
/ y2 A, d* ^1 P1 N: g% RFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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4 [: t/ N& O, [ G1 H. q$ dThe 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. ?# d8 k' Q& u* i z
' t$ ~) d9 ~) q; y“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. 5 \* l+ r% K* F; _/ m- Q
$ z, b! U. c# w2 ^8 C“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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; f3 u" F* ]- A' | x) _; vYear-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.& S0 k7 s I3 O( x, c( o/ W
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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.$ a% N% N, @: |; E& x ]) m$ j
, k& q" x1 s/ f7 V& W) kAverage 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. M+ V5 [2 [4 p o
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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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6 P6 ?' U- x" S( m3 R* G1 Q: D“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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- M8 K1 c: D6 OFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 U7 V& p* C7 m$ H0 m
/ m4 H) _4 B" i- MAn 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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2 }7 X$ x- M( {$ cThe 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.: O. `* _6 u2 e |( u" Z
( l3 K1 ~9 V- G; k1 V4 V5 ~“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., z$ r2 ^/ H; }8 \$ c0 g4 r
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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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