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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story0 k! l2 C8 h0 T7 e$ m
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. g9 b% T2 i. Y4 W$ G3 E/ v+ K: QEdmonton 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.& K9 L4 _" O7 C/ [) d
7 M' C# M" a: K; K! O“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday./ b, ]! p+ }3 g. ^! e( R7 T
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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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% l% b3 l( a, fFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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3 z* G. c# q/ _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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“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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: U, d# F: ~6 B" b: PYear-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.1 f! E! c4 ~9 u* h
/ M; g# ?7 ^* {/ {; y0 HThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.) H0 g Z4 ^# s( T1 n; N! e& ]
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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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 I" i5 _* l# ?5 Q. M7 z
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.( r/ Z+ j) ]! z6 v! O& P& C
+ n3 B4 H/ t* f% K6 uFirst-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.”% l' p7 J8 L+ Q3 _4 p
$ Y: w: A4 G# G1 HThe 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.& t7 Q6 W4 b( @, ]
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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.
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4 T/ s; `3 O v B8 q“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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