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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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! @) f6 E' C5 [# z' K; X" ~7 i/ m0 wEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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`" m; C0 p% @* O! eEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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# ^) c4 }2 J6 S6 i8 ~9 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.5 e. B4 X$ E' `5 Z
) N5 e8 f. z0 z3 uSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. * u/ H/ U( \$ q$ U j
; e4 E. U- O( I( ~; d: lFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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O1 j, j; C5 s' `6 vThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.- @1 ?7 g; N) X. |0 N
( u( E; P) D) X0 l+ s“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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- T* G9 F5 v# X* y“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.8 k$ M, d6 w4 Z3 \) Z# u
% b5 e% K+ e5 q( G( v9 mThe 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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0 T" D, O$ V) M pAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.& @: N+ l( O- [6 ]1 n
. k+ K9 P0 Q9 K9 m7 J+ X$ I# JInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.9 Q8 M0 c* {5 K: `4 ~2 ~
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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3 b9 A/ N4 B& m/ C* S7 i! ZAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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. Z) g0 ?3 Y7 A6 C“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.$ n( i7 o e7 {1 d4 i
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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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