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$ F7 M6 w0 O1 z; f4 M; Thttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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1 T7 b- L& O4 t6 D7 J7 \Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
& x5 g- j& O* l: P4 `, M* _2 h 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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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.: G; A4 d7 p$ T& P+ t0 Z! f9 V5 G p
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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. ! [; T+ [/ }' g: l! n9 k1 ]
+ _ y! L1 ~7 a9 P4 X/ w: {Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million./ L: x2 x8 @3 m. R g( Z5 I$ t
3 g' d8 j7 V6 JThe 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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“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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- t5 Q) {9 l8 W- T“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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: r8 Y& i" C3 H" D: T# J. 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.1 ]/ M9 I% x8 e7 J# v/ c) W
# R" h+ |$ {( [# O! kThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.- {' G) X% u' i$ d, q: l
+ L! M+ z$ f+ ~' g0 ^, cAverage 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.* j8 `% U/ k- l+ Q0 e
$ q( j! M! A6 u/ |; R4 gInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 R* y. C$ k5 T# w- K
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said." s- b$ k7 R+ p
# p$ B! G) Q) \* M1 Y2 rFirst-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.”
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" O8 b& }; n( Z) o7 F' qThe 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.6 j2 s* T: V: Z) j
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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./ @6 y- t, ^9 X, X+ o, ?
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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.' v# n* i. u& k5 ]6 H
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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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