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, ]5 I4 {' V- X; e7 m% C4 vhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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' H1 G {( [3 B8 G; G) M# h, U: KEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales+ b$ z4 i9 p: \
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' W' D: s% i4 \' y* q' @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.
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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. - w" @* [9 ?: a! N; a" L
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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. ( [7 }: q! J; f
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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.”; W' |8 s' q! ]2 b8 k6 c- {/ J
& d2 c( k# i' \' P: r( eYear-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 G. b( b8 V0 l7 |8 v3 o3 }
! s1 O4 A% q" a: d; L* V8 S/ B3 [/ x( RThe 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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' Q N. s. B+ f" s) s4 I* vAverage 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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7 i3 C3 n1 @9 b7 {9 gInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 ~ x% {9 }# v
! A. n9 U" N @* T2 a“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said., b2 g" {3 y( @) c# X
) z- C( I+ Q1 B: M& JFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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: v( T1 H& z5 e& m/ pThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.. B$ _" p, V9 U1 X% `2 H* ~% r
' t4 W! M4 P5 I" r- z4 n“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./ g- m2 k4 J' n
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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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