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1 O! `. i7 h2 Q- Jhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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$ ~( N' j6 b$ v# J# S- g- J6 x" AEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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; c! m: y# G7 |3 e& {5 `5 d- HEDMONTON — 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.2 ~! B! j- I4 a' M M9 a: C3 n4 i
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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. 3 S0 E* p" r' X: q
3 v6 w d) G3 h/ u% h2 mFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.' ] ]6 r0 L) r+ R5 ]# r) L7 f
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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* D/ n% Y3 _$ G6 B1 E* g) v“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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“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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/ G" s9 g8 X. Z6 t N. fYear-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.9 E8 O& c; g$ J# ~/ r# ]" L
, O* D# h4 H1 `" C$ q+ Y9 U! v& g+ AThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.' q# }1 u+ d' m' T
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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4 |, K& y" B1 FInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said./ c5 ?$ e- P/ L9 k% @
8 V/ T5 B; l% G“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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' D1 n6 y% t% h |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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# @* C3 ]1 s3 Q% z* ?9 ]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.4 b- g7 F& q& X( E
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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.2 {2 s. N8 }2 d5 h
" O7 ~8 k, m/ t“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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