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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story' |7 w" B/ h1 `
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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.
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6 Y" n+ {: Q8 i6 g) B“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.2 n3 l5 A! @8 ]; w
( G( c5 w! p. z# ?" r2 f) xSales 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/ K3 h- R: J
; O+ f2 Q0 ?8 |: VFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.( q) M% b5 @, @ M
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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.4 [. c3 ~7 {9 e* D! @
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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. - r0 b4 {; m. L, \% J, `9 U8 M( |
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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.”/ v5 h' a/ [ m# n* m4 c& G( y, |
$ H2 l: F* C+ r- DYear-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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8 b0 ~8 l* H3 ?4 }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.# N" T+ r5 L. g& u
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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 $320,289, the report said.2 |- M& r. v5 ^) |- N" X" E
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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( ?: }9 t* T0 j& c“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.6 @ d. r5 a6 d& i: T9 N4 @$ a; N
# P( S# ]# C3 D! R1 A7 xFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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' T& d1 j. K+ q0 `The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.! C) y$ t! o. d5 C+ X
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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./ B& H# {" K$ {8 Z
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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.% _( d2 s2 o* i% {; D
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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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