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" c6 J, b& C2 N! Zhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story9 ]4 Q( W2 f, y) N2 \# r
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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# k+ v- f5 [' j# g- s- fEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax." I' K7 D) @8 T' N' ^ v- S
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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.. ]/ f) R; x C. c& Z6 r
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Sales 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. " L% a- z9 b+ p5 `' h' v% Z
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.% E9 v5 ^+ ]/ o2 j8 q5 O4 u7 d
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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.* ~% w# X& R' b& q: {& _' `. b
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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. 2 t2 n' W2 }' p4 h. T: M" ~
7 h) c0 A4 P; b# m! O1 X8 u“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.0 I. C/ t6 a G4 g6 X
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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.# S7 V4 s3 M2 ^2 W/ _% K
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.8 p! {5 {' b, p( L+ {
/ u- N$ N" N* S1 mFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales." Z7 _# }# p5 C
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”) I6 P. ]$ u- s5 z) }3 h
B% F# z$ J- Q9 m" lThe 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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: H( q5 P+ f+ K; ?# S2 \+ k* |+ vPrices 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.
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3 M# F, ?7 w: H; A2 g“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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