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3 t. ~0 X7 F9 b$ H, |0 ^Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 m5 ~+ v8 Y, }+ q
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6 f5 L0 F1 ^) j4 t _# T- d; dEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.* ]- `* D1 w0 F
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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.( J @7 Y8 r+ A* b8 A# m
0 `) z9 `) h( g& h( H& k5 o6 WSales 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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. , ~+ ^$ o9 E4 M& T2 }/ H3 ^
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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.”+ X+ v% C9 v; U+ A- @" ?
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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.+ ~# }2 V% }: [ y/ }1 r& F
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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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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 $320,289, the report said.
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# {& L9 h1 k* y" l$ wInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.2 G" k8 s+ j5 e! O4 ]$ M' k
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said./ T5 y: A; ^: g+ A: u, I
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.) }$ T$ E6 Y% `# e! B6 y6 a: p
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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.”- O; v0 P* ?5 S3 C d& a
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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.; g* B; ~( t4 j9 B$ O; v$ R
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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.
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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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