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1 T1 ?0 `/ F' ? Dhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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9 ~8 D" m' ~; H6 \2 Y d6 s2 ]EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.) y. W* E' B9 }! D
/ Y4 c0 g3 i2 A! s, X4 S“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 i$ y" a# H9 ]1 ]7 J! ^& t, O- BSales 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. ; R t! E- _# S9 J
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.& n6 q6 x& w; Y) P4 Z# @
6 t+ P+ b8 u$ 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. 1 H, C# y4 k# D' ^6 d) [, a9 b
$ U' B% w6 m c7 K* z; |“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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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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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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) h2 _, A" {+ |& s3 wAverage 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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/ {- t/ r+ y4 Q, X/ cInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.8 ~# P% m: x/ D" Q {# A# \$ b
. \- ^5 U+ P# M( k: b9 ]“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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: X7 @2 {5 O# p8 z( IFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.1 Y. A8 F4 t+ s; P# b! ?0 R+ D
5 ?/ P3 K, V; z8 d! V. |An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”5 b1 ]) u4 f6 f9 f/ }3 ?
1 `" r6 ?" b9 E9 X5 F: rThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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' b; j1 g, m9 N& e% ^9 j+ L“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada. G$ n& @+ a. \- |& s' ?. `; B
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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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