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; D0 f9 v+ n; X v: p9 ghttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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6 A2 X' ]$ d, w- l/ q+ O# ]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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2 f+ _& A' T6 x' ^9 c+ ?“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.6 W4 H4 b) B" {* q8 A
" q5 ^4 d+ U# x8 jSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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6 o( a/ S. Z$ h7 }4 YFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.2 E! { u2 g" l5 M" a- t* x
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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.& F5 {7 s9 ^9 u6 e5 N& F
9 z; Y7 l( I' q" t2 g* u! \1 s“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 E i6 x" F4 h/ Z6 E' {
( w2 D5 y8 k- @“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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" Q4 s1 y0 H( ?: xYear-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., o3 a9 J& D' _4 L: o2 h
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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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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.* P8 H1 B* x+ W& j* N: d9 D8 Z
( k4 R/ z9 x! l: |2 O4 iInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.: M) s# `8 B: h- e& T! Y
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.9 t- H, R% y" C8 a7 q, y& K
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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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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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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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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.
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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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