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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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' W1 x% a3 v) d+ b( B6 }* AEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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3 A3 O8 X* w$ L) O8 jEDMONTON — 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.
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3 b0 [( x& |/ |2 L* DSales 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.
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% u( h c7 k, Q% ?9 XThe 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.8 U/ N. y: f1 V; L8 p
$ e0 y" P8 A% j6 _: J) z“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. 7 b* c6 T+ E$ H) m+ H
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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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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.
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1 l; ]( w& k) W: aThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.4 d4 l. t- v2 f7 D
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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.& o( x% q+ Q( o
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.6 t7 v8 s+ A! v- Q ~8 D
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.# y4 ]* ]4 E" N) j% { H1 _
$ I/ l! E9 I0 RFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales./ F9 u0 u$ C! A& N. s
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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.” u6 t. o- }1 J* v. O' k
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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.1 v. K) S6 ?; R% k- I) c% y
& A x% V, ~2 S+ v: f0 B, wPrices 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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, n$ Q0 B5 n, f0 b. k/ k“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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: Q6 @, _3 L9 J/ p% q9 K+ Q9 q; [9 V“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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