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2 M' v4 j _; \$ jhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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1 r, f5 M. A3 _* m" {3 Q/ LEdmonton 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.& I0 J; [: Y+ C' C1 l
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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.; @( i) M- ~& p9 w9 w
! e0 S/ o4 E. V1 Q5 D$ c7 _, \" ySales 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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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.+ \) c4 p3 P' B V
' O6 ~8 Q( Q4 O1 |0 d7 @“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. / _/ z, X. ]# m# W
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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.”. B* L4 w4 _* j# h9 K* |' }
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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.6 x8 Z! Z/ A8 y
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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 2008.8 P( W* `+ `3 @' v
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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./ q4 H/ h; R n
5 U m5 p' u: p2 M. xInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.0 m. L1 C5 n* N! U' {4 p b8 b
7 m* U4 c# ^" {( B“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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4 F5 M% u0 I; E' TFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.8 x6 Q. R+ n9 n7 I* }
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”2 U( i" R7 j4 {2 e% L: x
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.5 R9 {1 @1 Y2 o3 G
* e7 S& O9 I$ ]) E0 ?' f# DPrices 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.! |, @( O. m2 Z
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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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