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a7 d9 ]- Z, S/ G5 i) _: Rhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story6 Y, M; h8 E; H* N8 [8 [
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; [+ T/ ^/ Q; W+ _3 Q. M7 B2 v3 P! iEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales# k& z, T! i J) [
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! P, p. s+ _% o) H/ jEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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/ n% s# u0 w1 `“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- x, S- l/ O$ B( _& c
t) C8 a7 S6 g! x9 S; i1 R( gSales 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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0 \% H; H" G( H* y# u4 Q/ o+ BFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.$ S/ B& \2 t% p( i+ ~( B9 u
" b3 m! K+ Q! ^) BThe 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. ' h( `9 {9 j+ M$ J4 h
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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.”
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% m( L" m) E) GYear-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.) ~/ L4 y% ?' U: ]* ~# q) P6 F7 j
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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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E3 b4 [ E4 O6 sAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.% s& b- g9 R- E9 u
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.3 M4 g: {" S$ n' k
: H# W: E& ]8 D, k# E0 t* Y6 sFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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; O* N; v4 {" j) Q7 iAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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2 R5 h( }1 P" qThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.4 z( i: M4 D: Q8 ]
( m$ o& J E1 ePrices 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.0 G8 U" O5 Z8 t8 z, ~/ R/ D
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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.; e0 I9 j. ], C5 {( F+ t& 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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