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' w3 y5 z* q9 W* ]/ B) O8 ~http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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' H1 {1 Z' K) l+ p1 uEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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8 ^) q3 N( b! ?& e X. T“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday./ _6 d p i, K0 [+ z4 L- [" h r
5 T/ p, L- m% VSales 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. 6 z6 g" h3 U7 b) y9 {- _
1 T( A( w& u, f+ VFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.5 n; D& I% w! C3 g2 d, q( b# I, T
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.0 p! Z* V' F8 ?, d- g" c
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.$ C) G) E0 r" R T6 G/ @, i: O
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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.
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7 y1 K0 @+ L0 b9 ~Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.7 P* Z1 \$ f9 \2 B9 `
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.' r& r% A7 H4 M
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* c8 p2 C4 \' f) f+ F$ P4 _+ G* 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.”
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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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. b" `( O! \ hPrices 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.2 P8 e1 a0 s8 N6 X
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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.3 H9 E1 T. ]: c
- W x0 ~" D" v8 V! Y“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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