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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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1 f2 ? k8 a6 n; w2 a0 A7 E7 KEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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/ v( x0 d1 U# R- UEDMONTON — 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+ q$ t: D5 @" r8 \“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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6 }6 r4 \' i; H& r! q1 T8 USales 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. 3 V6 C1 |5 e9 B* }, f; a) T
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.. r; ?/ H- C" \. n0 t
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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& Y0 ^* q" u M7 j% H+ p# {" w: v2 H“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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+ }4 w( R7 m- f% F$ ?! S" ~( 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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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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8 ?) w5 y9 I. fAverage 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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' L9 y" q: j6 u) b6 ]Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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1 \1 U/ d+ m" _& T, ^+ R1 o“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.* Z: G! \& \2 v J" E
7 E# D) @4 ]; U+ t: VFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales. s9 x0 y7 ~3 S
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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* A6 I& m) R! G' m. V! qPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area. l$ ^7 o; W+ S4 Q, }
" K5 K4 B# S# g }# U' O“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.2 v" m& I: a. ~& h/ R
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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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