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) w7 \+ E8 t, H9 W, ihttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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* D) m0 s# I) _0 F9 r5 m5 A# KEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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4 @% N( S7 }( M) j& S. fEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.: M P& I3 I6 w) |) K& d6 {
! j' ^0 F! `* ]7 J+ z. j“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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0 _! v1 k6 d6 }5 {5 s- Y2 P* t6 sSales 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. Q9 e- |+ D: ~
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.0 |% |, s! O5 g4 O7 Q( U
) N0 t8 N& i: |, F“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. & J, D7 E$ b0 p) l$ |
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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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0 E4 o8 `3 `$ k ~, T/ h( rYear-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 2008.4 K+ O/ O' r2 _/ |: e) x
1 ~/ H7 q6 z# w" v, t" |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.7 ~5 V% f* J3 ?& O1 [) k
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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( x1 q& b9 M {# D* E4 I“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.* p0 A( q% q' g3 ^- z0 }5 N
0 z6 l! M, W2 fPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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6 t4 M% R8 F0 w1 r' G* M“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada." x: L$ } \" V+ j1 B) W: u# |! I; T
5 T' S- z" `! N# f- O“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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