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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story7 R, C! c9 n* V& f% m% B2 D, `
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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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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.0 W9 ^! m8 W; Q$ K+ F- }8 i
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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.
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/ @: o. G- n% [0 Y/ kFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.3 |9 _; S! T4 j: L3 z
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.8 }2 h# X) T" y# R
/ _) ^0 q# M& s2 I2 _, ]“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ' b" }$ N" ~& @ g& Z
7 g0 A: R5 M- g6 i; \3 A9 v6 ^4 f“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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: ?! {; I# b, B# i0 F- n! [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 J( I7 v l* d# g& F, O
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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.
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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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, j& _: t5 [7 s- Z cInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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, T5 I {& i9 }) Q( X1 I, L9 {“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. p! x" i1 b7 u5 E6 E- X
) \7 X b; e* Y2 p/ IFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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5 N: _& o) W+ C E2 n' n6 u* `An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”# Z5 k) w) J r0 a5 D, a
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.4 C7 D! e+ g! v* \9 m$ f
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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.( C7 ^% `! d, c4 [6 w
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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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