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% A. w/ k6 F+ y5 w# C% ohttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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& `7 x X. T) u; F% D' ? IEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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& v0 k( w( r) @2 m% DEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.' ^) y) `# U- \. b- V
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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.
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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. & H _4 t4 r9 i6 E3 V
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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; W* W+ O# ]$ @) H2 L% kThe 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.- m p/ a2 K0 @
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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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2 o. h/ D; D0 P. f1 T- {“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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$ m% }' |+ t* ` e+ }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.
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& \# q. l' S! G) cThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.; b0 Z- c$ u$ C
3 D& q9 v w2 `* ]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 $320,289, the report said.- z/ e. B y* \$ N( {4 S
/ {# i9 _. z5 T/ b% OInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.. y R! u; i: C7 ^6 m" p- U) {- P
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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4 x0 h# g( ^& f j; q$ u. u& ] RFirst-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.6 Y0 n1 p( ]/ ~- m& _: c+ q& b
5 ~3 g' i4 ?9 T/ tAn 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.”; a6 k% Q# f, }6 O6 P
: P. a- X" p5 g0 x' `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.
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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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“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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