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" \( Z3 J `4 x$ ?/ p6 HEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.+ O* i; d, o) ?- R9 [
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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.( H$ v5 }! \$ |
/ m* {( ^$ h0 C2 W% \. ?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.
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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, i* S# a3 p0 r. p9 @6 H0 D9 e6 v7 ^# [4 NThe 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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“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.”* ~8 h- a6 n# z2 R" T7 {: U
& y' n: ~: Q. `* h. k+ TYear-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.4 w/ I L6 J" u& P5 T! R/ E- w
1 F3 U" V) I7 K2 M" ?' }. r3 ~( bThe 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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" D8 q! D. r. t) u0 J) ~) d) {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 $320,289, the report said.
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R' n8 w) o4 B. S0 T4 m2 `; o3 FInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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; j2 I$ v1 W# y- K% t“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said." p! Z" P2 T9 t, l) n i
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.2 H" x4 J. f7 C' ?5 C. H2 P
! |8 ?2 P0 \ x7 EAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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0 E; A7 w& D, M' ZPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.- s. X! I/ }% N: p/ N1 @1 ~4 u
+ z) P9 M; f( C$ g! b6 [“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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