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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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4 j9 I4 Y3 m/ S1 X ]Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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. c# t* n& m g ^9 o REDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.2 E, S7 u# }2 K0 W
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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.; T) k6 P8 M: M1 V+ U0 @9 [+ }
1 j- J8 K1 P" V% K- XSales 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. : L4 j6 }# {. s" ` t
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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# R/ d: x/ t. Q* L4 B9 dThe 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. j9 p* h( a3 p, ^- j
2 e1 H# f3 U4 o G4 O“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.”+ l: [& \8 j0 u4 I
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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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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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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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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 Z. ]6 U0 f, U6 ]: C5 F
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.4 X: A0 L2 Q; t& G; k3 H R! h
7 x- d% p: y1 u8 S8 {" g) Q* QFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.: `6 z5 {' {4 v- u+ T. z `4 A, O$ R
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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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) }9 H. e9 _9 _1 R4 _& H3 E4 {“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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+ I( E8 i. W( ]4 _* N“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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