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7 b. W; v: L H& A) S( Ehttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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! T2 m; R& P& s: P5 \! s! B7 }Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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+ `" h4 |# V4 i% H, c A+ dEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.0 w6 _/ {& x/ P$ |
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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.9 u8 H; m! W; p8 S$ f
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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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* [/ D" v5 K w- _Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.0 L, {% F" S3 ~3 W9 j5 q y
# R$ ~2 k0 y. |2 z" n“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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. ?+ t" ]+ K7 j' N' E“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.”) Y* r# u" p* e8 _2 D! l# y) ]! N
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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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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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0 W2 A1 S0 i r3 ]! @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.: W( b' g. I: Y* @
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.+ O: ^1 y: z& \* g6 c/ O
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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! e6 @; z. V' W: T' m# ?The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets., Y2 i# W1 C; J; ]
7 C- ~! y; l# P) |( t5 Z$ r" T# pPrices 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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& H# x: d* P; D6 y6 B- ^4 g9 `9 R“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.9 `: y: y, u) s' k$ v; U
& H G# C" g: x- S0 q% w“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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