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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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- Y Z' V2 M: B) k7 V2 x4 x+ O) UEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.5 X) l1 x& N7 U
2 r" f! V/ z2 d4 o, q/ v4 k“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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! u3 j! U5 \7 @' O. D7 bSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. - ]; f, Y$ W# v
7 e- P- c( l. j1 [; W$ p0 AFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.! P2 n: z# G( E3 O5 a
0 l6 X0 y5 F9 s$ b( f- WThe 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. : K* K. [- W9 P! l! f
% u/ `' Z+ i: I. f“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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" D4 ]' m' g- wThe 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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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 $320,289, the report said.2 x7 d% \0 z+ t" a0 h) x
0 Z5 G* ?7 J* T1 D+ iInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.$ }; c. X) C0 B0 X v! j
* ] C E$ O3 b- _* x1 E1 C: ~: Y2 @“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 n p9 V$ Y$ z" T
9 v0 c/ {& h- F- LFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales." n' X& w# C$ A. b
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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.' C: `+ V, k5 C5 D& z6 A2 M4 t
% ?* y4 A' ]3 @2 kPrices 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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/ |& z6 t, `! l0 K$ f: r" {* O“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.2 T" h2 [) Q& Q' e( n
x( x8 Y; I; b+ m“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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