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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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4 c& J3 H% k/ W' E1 G% K8 wEdmonton 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.* Z8 Y6 [! g5 d/ 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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.5 F! J4 E$ v; ]! Z$ _9 k, L5 e
6 L- x8 {1 p1 r; UThe 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.. j# l. Q! N" f1 D
D6 B# S8 ~4 y0 f! W# E# X“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.”; g# ^0 w: f7 U# C; R" D
9 `6 X; [7 s* V' x/ `7 BYear-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.0 {. i2 q+ @% U, d
4 E: z4 C$ G& P4 e$ PThe 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.
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2 r' ~( t+ l RInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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9 ?2 k- `* j! t4 {# O“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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8 w% z( h/ j) C6 X4 GFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.9 ?$ Q, j E' p2 C
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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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2 v6 O# o5 u: P) y ^8 l8 z5 G$ SThe 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.1 c6 d/ o( |5 H5 H/ m( A c
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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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& b- s5 H! T0 V) c) h“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.3 P- J+ \$ I% d) @$ R) R, B! ?
8 j0 b4 N* ]+ N7 u3 [+ ~6 a ?/ a2 E“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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