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0 D' i0 L+ a1 Z# u% e( m) E! C; I, fhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story0 Q. }- G: M- [! [. S
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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.; X8 M3 E3 i! Y8 A* D& a
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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.& J G+ I M! n, |2 Z6 `0 f$ T
2 i2 Z8 n9 B" z) R0 l( D. PSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. / F, c: ]& a; h( z- k$ Z+ K
4 }6 [/ G+ M9 x+ oFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.. x, D; E% e. W2 K% J( E! h
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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.
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3 m5 ], g6 D5 |1 W& N. S O“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.”1 v% L2 [, m7 g+ ?' X
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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- Z; g4 C- r
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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.: S) H* X% O; \) P" @
+ A, O6 H& z' S& z) h: v9 vAverage 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." b2 i2 v5 s# t, o o1 d
1 O; x+ l+ K. r: ?) p) t9 I1 o6 y“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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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.”0 i/ G: ~ N; ~0 n6 _
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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.
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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.5 ]7 f) s& ^5 k9 M7 W
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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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H7 z+ x5 i! G% A# l# m“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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