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1 h! L7 R0 Q9 b: bhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story" d* @% P6 o$ T' w; `. _
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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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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# l2 }- A$ U- m; K" s0 c& X2 J9 x“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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0 B4 u5 H% g5 u8 A1 K6 lSales 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. / {4 x8 k! H% n9 q# i% X: K7 W/ }/ [
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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- o: Y6 H, z; q& hThe 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.1 I( p8 h+ `4 }8 H' r! E! i
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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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“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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5 o' n5 W2 j: ~ C, I2 B3 A4 w" F) AYear-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.9 _1 e2 w5 I. S8 P
, x! i! ~ _2 l% C9 BThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008., ~" [& a/ w& g% s5 D" M7 A
4 H- c9 E& K. g, d( Q) T) a* |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 $320,289, the report said. U% j) M; y& y
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.. ?5 J4 v. C5 s& V) Y+ O# M
8 a0 \7 F& T: P0 X7 a$ Q* y# @“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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$ F0 S8 w$ x" n6 EFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.% t) x. q0 Y x9 X
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”8 V' Z( j, r' W" P# b u
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.$ k/ V. Q* c) @' g5 y& w9 S
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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$ V5 G) t, a* Q
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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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8 u; d, }3 E7 T2 u1 j" W“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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