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7 H) d; ?" C9 v! {' ohttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story2 |6 I% e% u8 x) q" i/ ~
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0 h8 D* l/ B+ }3 C, F0 ` B, y" O' ?! ZEdmonton 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.$ t5 Y% {" Z3 c9 o6 E5 I7 Q
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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.
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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. 8 ~" ]2 O+ I6 [; m9 y8 {. M8 b
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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.* o+ ^ [+ w& @& {3 @, s! s
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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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+ n8 o# `- W0 z“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.”! e& T& ?7 ~: V
4 l: O- w G, I0 P1 l. c* RYear-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., {/ R9 f2 Z3 Y, n2 I
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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.( s6 T8 ~' W8 h( `) M6 j' c
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.8 d7 c6 v8 q# S' B% a
$ Z# N: m7 j# o* r0 L3 K" N8 q“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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4 W: ~' d0 `6 \9 l$ UFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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0 J( L ~1 r5 m' nAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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& d/ p+ ^" \2 k6 ^$ UThe 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.' r, p0 B z" u. z* ~
9 y) \3 c. \" Q. u, V“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.( A9 z y, S9 K9 k( m( n
p8 ~* k% L7 c' q2 {; l0 O. L“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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