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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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. x) F3 h: R) g& ]9 E$ nEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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: \+ q5 t5 H4 i; e6 ?“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. ! v( d, c5 h* \" Q1 |3 o
- @& Y: x1 c, U3 a" k2 c& \- xFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.' l5 r: A$ O% _9 d
& k" E3 p! }% n1 H' J! O& M6 nThe 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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7 A) o7 R0 y3 i' R( C* j“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.”
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3 f) t3 @, F6 Y* s2 ^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.2 m# G5 @$ K9 \
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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 $320,289, the report said.1 a( K% k8 ]6 D6 Q7 F6 A
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.1 ?7 `: M& Z& |% g7 D5 U1 Z, W
5 c$ v1 Y( T8 E) A8 Z“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.* d0 {' {9 V9 ]6 @7 _+ W/ m4 X
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.6 n# Y! C" N& ]4 `$ b8 B8 `3 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.”
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+ S- [/ S7 U5 y1 A7 `8 nThe 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.7 l7 W) o% X3 O) y( G. g% n; g
0 C' w: H+ Z/ K1 q' }: U# f& yPrices 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.3 v: Q9 |& P" \4 r- ^
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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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“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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