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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story, t6 q# P/ V( W4 W) z/ Y
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2 W& Q# [6 y8 |/ e5 IEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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+ ^! L b+ X3 A- H- o& WEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.; s, t3 y# t+ Y6 u2 M
7 x! n0 m& f$ M4 d3 B5 |7 Y“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 I# I! X" d' v8 M7 ~. A9 U
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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. ) Z# E5 ^. d" }# Z4 I' L2 d" B
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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) y- C8 C- Y! R! h4 b3 V! v“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”! A& a$ y* D% K( B9 s
7 Q9 ~+ ^5 u0 S. J( D+ |2 nYear-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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2 w8 l$ W7 v. Y+ T2 {+ L4 zThe 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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$ I, g6 u: M) U1 YAverage 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.9 U' T6 s- ]% {2 o
- ]" ]; k( ~4 z8 ]“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.1 Q& ?0 D% D* \. @0 u: E
" B( r; t# @' U7 }First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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/ p$ M# x! U* X$ D0 `% N% ^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.”( u0 a) e( S# p* m) D
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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.! G5 E1 ^# }+ x7 O% S! ^
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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.& N7 `8 U; f8 s" M& s
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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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