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/ o9 J8 {/ a2 A0 q/ H( k/ Uhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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0 g" g% ]4 N' U6 }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.& ~# S- I: w+ O
: S$ |( H# t7 P7 E# j! z“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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( j, `" v c6 OSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ( \8 V* `. G; g+ l C$ n; p2 y3 f
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.# c9 v) k6 j; R h# F8 z* o
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.6 `! S6 j# i( Z- f, v$ F+ c
+ L" R2 p9 ]6 _# u' R9 p“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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6 j3 p- d$ A3 m- u& bYear-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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) M" k. S- H- }/ h: i) BThe 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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8 u9 k0 f! Q2 E; |$ |; zAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.% V: N0 c# s' n7 U4 d# |. c1 |
4 a3 U. e% s( F1 s% i$ y& C$ Q" H' eInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 `+ L) _9 \, C, Z* A
9 \3 ?4 b$ D# H“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said./ R c. t) u6 g0 ]2 U& ]! F; M
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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/ Z1 z0 T8 p+ P1 S6 }# O: ?5 RAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.” M' R. ~7 k2 U" O7 F! W9 ]
4 I9 i* \! e0 [+ Z3 L2 }$ sThe 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.) G9 I3 M. t- _7 ~5 E4 W
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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.$ x* M) C3 u$ U& g( Y
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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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6 v7 [3 X' ~0 l) s“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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