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4 X- n5 R" ^4 Z% w# q9 Lhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story/ H1 d2 o3 v7 E. I: y
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: q6 E! [8 m) N& pEdmonton 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.4 C0 z3 {; r/ W, V6 }
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“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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. t* W2 E9 g4 z2 t U: USales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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( Z. W" a/ E9 k) r% l$ \- CFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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2 _+ y0 s( Y1 p: GThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.: \. p$ l- H- E |1 U
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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. ) k- J/ E( C+ o
; j+ E C6 F8 X“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.”$ Z( _$ P) G6 @& S* F l
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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.
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6 {; E" N# d) K- f2 x( lThe 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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7 T) ^8 X) b% N; GAverage 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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) T2 N6 X& v/ g( jInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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+ U: ^- w/ {3 h4 t `“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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: ^: |" V5 j" Q( l. I" Z; T% K3 ZFirst-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.0 p4 U/ h8 {6 q5 A0 @
4 D+ F" H5 Q) n1 \* P, q! x/ ]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.
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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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8 Z6 L4 q5 S) N; i: k“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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