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* |& ^6 W$ C$ E+ Chttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story4 w! o/ ^. ]" k8 `8 v6 U: N
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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8 P' n" y1 u; G. Z& aEDMONTON — 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.: b. Y# J( z+ a
# J6 b/ j* t0 d3 y sSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 8 M7 x' T6 C+ A6 i# m* M
( I, {# e$ l8 NFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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- z$ j+ |3 }- {. E* N9 Y5 OThe 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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) c+ K& a8 y, a“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. Z2 [, l+ P$ @! t( R* c3 ~/ y0 y# N
) I* o: {. P. e& L$ _# [“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.9 e6 m6 i2 K/ [- L
- c8 z% p/ t/ E% \The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.2 p8 Q: [1 S+ Z8 p; b
/ x2 {' j: b9 C- n2 IAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.
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+ m+ k9 M# S1 R, D3 ? j5 t$ wInventory 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.& ^! J# [: S8 O8 G" i
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales./ t+ ~" A9 E( J i% k3 @" x( u" H
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”9 d- y8 M- C, _ L# b1 t. n
7 h, \, S! ], o- }, ?$ V7 BThe 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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* G+ l' m- [$ |5 x0 d& Y1 NPrices 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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“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.. a* G: O; q' O% T; O
' T+ l; }- Z9 a) }1 y1 w$ S( o2 h4 X“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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