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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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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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?) l9 d3 p$ C/ L2 N) i& N“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.5 r/ e! ]. K( k* |/ Y% f4 l# w
7 Q' Z9 E; v7 w* `* [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. $ f# I7 P# o9 m: a! K1 j& J
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.1 T3 W9 H6 G7 I' \3 L( O" ^+ t% h
$ O" Y' x" [0 s" Y4 m0 Q5 j9 ~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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) w- ]: n6 r) T“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.”4 O; M6 t2 q5 u! j& ]
4 c% B0 D% K/ x7 J8 I! _1 @# ]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.2 H3 P, b8 ?- e
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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( I$ W/ d& L2 |. K% i4 XInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said." L& ~' Q0 p, R; `( |& o* X a4 u
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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. D/ x6 D2 w3 R2 Y7 m% O' v: {- ~, |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.”4 Q2 x. U2 X7 X* A( s9 c# w
! S* E3 x- `2 D( u* `* `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.' ?- m. {: k% r5 I
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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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+ q0 s6 B/ f3 i“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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