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# l: g2 ]$ {8 ~' a4 D0 Fhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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+ I. g6 F7 U% ? K# fEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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% Z$ u* B C% H9 Z0 I# ?' @* bEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.' `+ L" K0 n" t. V) B
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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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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 3 l' w9 Y x# Q r2 l0 O9 A
3 j: L0 L* O$ q: h T$ @. r+ e. R4 RFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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( {; D# {8 k o, ?( x9 f6 p“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”& v9 U% e2 b$ T; d$ h
' s3 W$ |' h/ dYear-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 2008.7 {! l) t1 [' k$ s" p
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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' N5 a# |: w; v" }Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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3 X) j) @6 c- O) M: \: y- ?7 U“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.* d9 Z( c$ N! L; V& Z7 K8 X) p
" P2 E$ D+ `% `/ v4 _3 |First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.( T& M5 a% r$ z7 v
6 J: h' j7 c3 S6 M' s) fAn 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.”7 g. d" i' k3 z' Q
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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 W& Y9 o$ n! Z5 \6 m$ M
" S( }) |" ~ S6 W* a3 `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.2 C" @, }& p3 Y% k! x5 @
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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.- Z( z8 j8 z7 h6 A* [
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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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