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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story9 e: I K. F& K0 s% n+ M0 ?
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Edmonton 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.# y8 _8 J$ b3 ^2 T$ _7 \; ~; Q, }
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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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8 j- n6 |: f% W5 Z" X) dSales 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 $1 million.) N8 h7 {2 M8 a& Z
p$ X V9 ^9 _- H1 xThe 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.2 }0 v2 Q- }! Z1 B" v
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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.
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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.” C! c. M Z5 y0 M
) y% _" _9 x$ s! R+ v* O8 XYear-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." b$ K3 ?& W! Z2 w# S3 a/ n2 q
9 `. g1 [3 U4 P# g+ ]$ f: ^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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6 U% ~/ w! W7 K: q% f" A, @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.8 h2 q. m6 K3 G% m& m g
) w% D( g5 u3 S( k1 X7 KInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said." V/ q) B4 p) m" ~0 y) S
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”- Q2 B0 {/ A$ f: f2 l; Q: F1 h9 Z
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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.' s# A; b$ @1 s* s0 X& S3 M% u
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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., \) D0 U# J" g- U" v
5 F- ^: }, w. L V) p( |/ }: P“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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