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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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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.. c3 g- I6 E, P" s2 R: W! {* Q
, e/ S# ?- ?# |1 i; ?' Q“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.* u( _ q3 T. M& f
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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. 0 F9 r9 t8 A& p5 }
8 m( S# c* V+ z: q6 |Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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2 s: G9 X) g" [5 n3 @“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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: c2 n4 n# x8 C: x4 z. ]. C“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”) t2 T2 v, f3 I
' \6 U6 `" V8 v$ WYear-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.8 @- u2 I! M& N0 g! e
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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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2 I/ m: f: B/ g; w6 p! ^4 z) A' ?/ Y: 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 $320,289, the report said.: B% d6 B8 l ]( l9 G, v' ]% l
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.! j6 E8 q! J& b7 t$ i
$ A, U/ G6 V2 }2 K R“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 K8 Y0 g# }; W. N5 d
- k' W0 }. }2 H2 Q( m7 A" m! m! y$ ]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.2 g5 a C+ h+ z9 M
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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.”" m5 V! a5 M% J0 U+ d5 h
( H4 m; ~/ ?; Z, n2 u2 JThe 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.! v4 x3 J) j# C! t
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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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