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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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, Z# Y; o) _4 _- q1 P4 {Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales- t2 P4 c" _9 S: z. ?! K: L
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8 c3 ?+ G6 O' a: cEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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. M: F8 E) g& O# H9 K3 Z“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 $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. & p9 {0 Z- s( p x9 n
- m$ A6 _. q( K4 I2 F: ]Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.& o( d) L% \+ z# W7 |+ O- Y
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.9 T; J. U1 y7 y) O/ x# Q
T, d* F2 g( [$ J# p) k7 {“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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% A1 o2 V* B3 L9 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.”$ v6 U0 W" t' c# v1 H# E6 i, S
3 r6 y2 ^( h+ 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.8 v8 v" d1 x6 z4 ~- @4 S
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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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8 t4 l7 E" `# [5 x/ T' T+ ~" ]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 $320,289, the report said.) G/ ^% |% j U& i
) S* s- n* m$ z0 ?$ W BInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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~, G! n2 g8 F Z“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.1 Q) u g' g: r2 o# p1 ]. w
. ?0 y) ? Y, SFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.3 l, W: N, @' l4 ?" t
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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* ]& o0 G2 w+ u2 F/ |$ g0 t! D# FThe 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.4 l. h3 f! ^/ [+ @
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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.
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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./ _ _$ u* W J5 ^2 B
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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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