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1 j# d* X7 u! @, Jhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story! o, L6 s6 U: f+ Y: M: W, p
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales" K1 R0 |5 p+ F9 ^: M
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& z# H! A! [: x$ GEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.; C/ M. M# O4 ~* x, a9 W
) l+ v1 [8 ~( }, M“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday., P+ u3 D9 n% m- `9 S
3 e$ y2 e8 o8 x/ ~/ B FSales 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.3 n2 U7 {( R4 M( x2 ]
2 _. B% E# o5 v: |4 H" wThe 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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& X3 P- Y7 z7 [& |2 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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6 q, }- q/ O5 N) e! J R“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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- H/ t2 p2 B2 A: ^+ [1 v" TYear-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. q* ^& {; y( o. Z! V2 L) f6 b: Z
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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 $320,289, the report said.6 L5 J$ n5 M1 L
; c$ C i/ g1 h" J0 m" sInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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9 [5 g, n* Y& m: a- e( x6 W4 [“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.3 R/ C$ ^: o. D9 a) \; d
. ^; [. N: I# T6 M* T# iFirst-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.; p7 ~0 f# K2 d& `4 c* p
$ c Z" |1 ~7 C& K' xAn 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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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.
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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.1 z5 c; L4 ?9 l4 q' Q ?$ L
& H: _8 j% y# u' r% P“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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