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4 `/ E+ N- B: D g fhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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" u0 N1 O% f2 }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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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.4 J+ L* k% k8 [2 a9 ?( l
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. * l0 A. z% k& c$ x
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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, K9 E |4 ?& F/ a* m4 I$ jThe 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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“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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, f3 |: s- A3 I P& 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.”! [. ]1 t$ z/ o6 q' K4 n" C+ V( ~
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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.! f' {$ r2 s3 M) K+ U- n0 E5 A
" \3 B4 O% E% N$ vThe 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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: n. p( |! @0 ?) X- N( T) UAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.) a; }- j' O5 K& t. Y
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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* W5 P: N' K/ Z2 X3 S“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.5 a" x' s3 H1 r7 }' c
2 O" A, S- H$ J. u! ^" D: S/ nFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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& w+ ~* I( n8 _' g* f& i" t. k+ ^An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”$ X5 y F. z; ]1 e2 z
) X3 F: c' X. V! WThe 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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. E% c0 X0 I1 E“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. f, T5 v: A7 }- B
" [0 l5 W4 i$ q( j6 X% A1 F“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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