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: e0 `5 U% q3 z, V) R/ Uhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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7 Y8 T: ^, S0 @- z# h+ gEDMONTON — 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. ^/ q: o; L& M6 J6 W# W
) ]2 r( B' w6 q ASales 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. 4 R2 ~* z5 x( k! Q
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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' ]5 B) T) r$ j) x9 U3 SThe 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.9 P E$ N, }/ ?
+ B8 p8 V; \3 g- s+ e3 b“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.”5 r3 { L% D3 T
7 m. t L- C& j. ~3 Y0 T+ E% fYear-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.' S6 _+ R* ]4 w+ Z
: P8 ^# Y& c9 P1 g1 a7 [' dThe 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 $320,289, the report said.
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! @0 Y& J3 C$ T/ N; vInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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0 f0 s) X% Z+ w“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.5 k9 \/ d7 v' y) n- R- p) ]
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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.
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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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2 J* w) d# T! e QPrices 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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' o- O! T+ ?4 {; c, L6 [“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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“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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