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4 l3 A1 L9 w1 t4 zhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story/ p( ~. p; q4 p% i& C
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; h( c1 W5 w& MEdmonton 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.
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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.1 K% Q1 E5 [2 t; S9 x) A5 L
9 D) ?0 ?8 m0 Y9 Y2 q% T1 q) 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. 1 }* I; f4 J6 D( a; c3 U6 Z
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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3 n# r+ q' A+ ~! L9 iThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.9 F3 w9 w8 R; H
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. : T; F! D# O) Z+ m$ X! [
' z5 b1 x! G. C0 ?/ p% K, 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.”
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$ c+ O# D% A( L7 GYear-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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7 o |4 I3 @3 Q, }The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.1 F1 T2 G. b: s% T6 x+ ]0 r7 h
: J% V5 _$ y1 J3 kAverage 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 E! ]) ?6 k3 y5 }( [( z& n3 G+ x
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.2 u9 L) n* n: q6 m% c
9 k L9 J9 S* }3 ^6 j& Z“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 $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.3 S4 O6 H6 m$ T+ h
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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.”4 ~' x O6 h% W( J0 K" d+ Y; s
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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., L ^5 N+ }6 k4 T5 V" P" G7 N* O
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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.& Z5 G( W1 z) |: w2 h" ^
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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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“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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