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[5 D/ g" m2 p u6 k5 U7 ahttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story/ w7 D. h* V7 Z* o! p4 y
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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' k- }/ O5 b; @( W- EEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.# s' G: p9 R. t/ U0 i# n
: [( z5 ^% k5 ~6 G1 V8 ?, }: a( L. w“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.. d. ]4 e" l; ^- w
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. . `/ E- b$ r1 w+ H( u. X
5 d+ `1 Y& m0 O5 D/ BFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.7 ?2 r0 m. y( x. `
' U" D. I" S; D' L& b& xThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.0 }. a' s6 S' h; s, D0 S" p$ a* N" B/ E
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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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: U$ \+ [' C1 `* h" n8 t“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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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.
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5 P+ s/ W; {0 J7 T, ~, W# m) [) WThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.6 u7 Y: B. T, J. e# Q; }# r0 c. n! W
@3 d# c( o1 _; S. WAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.1 Y, g) N. o1 b6 W' e
( _/ ?- a2 y4 e# e; ?. lInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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& V% t9 O2 x' G% n7 O“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.1 F5 B& D* @$ h- j% u
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales./ n' A; n x& g& d
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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- l- Y" L' @, S8 e9 g: aThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.+ [8 O& y. q* o$ i5 [
0 n# Q, U- J. Q% ~" \1 D. d2 X5 P' SPrices 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.: k: a3 c$ k; w3 O2 f
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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.+ Q* ]2 L3 w1 S0 a5 [
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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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