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( @9 J) }. N% v: E$ ehttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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" i2 G/ {, v: d. m5 V" z _Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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5 Q9 h7 K' @- `3 a1 oEDMONTON — 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.
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8 `1 [0 s/ B) C3 XFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.4 Y% y: ]$ D6 S) b J
' v$ S: w$ O4 }/ U& L J: [* K“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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2 y2 v5 X8 m/ j3 m+ ^/ Y0 t5 I1 n“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.”. ?' Y6 u- r# f( i% T9 k5 g$ ~
" L' ~% u! e* Q8 f; cYear-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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+ C1 S& `, n. ]% C, L# s ~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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.0 ?/ X+ x' e& n- V+ ]
# @, h- s% G8 N) C7 z' e! ]% _“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.0 s* q4 [/ q; Z
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* @3 y* W- T+ t" M
4 j$ A* W. `% k# S5 M' Y" A8 QAn 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.”& r) w, v( P7 D ]
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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.% i a3 G, u3 O
4 }: N4 E9 g6 s1 S& b mPrices 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.: H# A0 y8 @* H) a2 x" Q1 k& E
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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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" z9 R7 u3 G2 R- _# b4 v' ]“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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