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" O9 A5 M* S8 w( y' QEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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; U2 q x! v- [9 vEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.! _" u; v1 g$ `
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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. * [8 y5 p2 x; e, {
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.. K M6 s- i$ U8 G& D* t
% W& O5 ?! ~7 n“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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0 a: g) a0 U% @- 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.”; J: X$ i5 T: _8 t8 Z
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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., d* @0 S( n/ Z" M$ W" v
& q. U) q* k. K- b; F7 DThe 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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0 c6 C8 s8 K% Y- v, L% lAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.4 z; K3 U: N9 r8 P( r+ i
; ?, K- \1 T/ x5 [( V$ b! n4 IInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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; d4 g: f+ { `7 F" t“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.0 p) R C4 E: \) p) }9 { c9 r, 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.
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3 l; E' c- c+ fAn 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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0 }, k: G+ a8 s5 D3 Q! ^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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5 o: Q# h7 z2 c0 H7 DPrices 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.
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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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