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6 b4 [7 E; f5 v9 Z! lhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story) C1 a8 m/ W- ?8 d( D
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- X% f' X: I' NEdmonton 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.0 I: C& v% O% u
6 G$ [, a: Y3 G8 [“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday., ^, b* S! A1 A# P4 y7 D& D
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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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% x: J _- `/ }9 HFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.9 V3 g6 _- T: ~4 ?1 j
N0 z9 y6 i9 @$ m# }( ZThe 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. % v; |- x! Q3 `$ C$ `2 w; s
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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.”1 g$ E0 p8 C; s$ u& N9 Z
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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.7 p' ]( o2 E3 t- {9 O1 O1 g$ G
! c1 v" T7 s" h6 SThe 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said./ ?; u8 c. i8 q; X9 O4 [1 c
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said." m/ U- e! j, U c; _4 }
6 c; j$ N9 N/ JFirst-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. F1 T! C/ i6 h7 Z2 n
' i" m3 P4 D' U( m: E+ k& \* kAn 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.”6 k1 q3 S& h E, v
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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.) o2 A4 A! f3 }0 O% {& j
7 H5 m m; k: _, W/ Y0 q. FPrices 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.
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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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