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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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( V+ ~ e, \4 O. [, \EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.7 U, ^" @9 Z1 _7 D
* f7 B; O3 o3 O+ S" w+ b* L“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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3 p/ u) _! E" x/ b1 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. $ [/ _& I2 n6 F
) b2 K3 k$ \$ e' E; A' O6 hFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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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." W3 d1 U; l( M
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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. 8 h- b0 s5 W4 ]. q: R+ e! a) v- Z4 N# X/ L
0 G4 n9 D# W. ^) i! ~“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.”* o9 N ~( O2 k' L, e6 Q5 T3 T
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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.- s4 w5 J, e* o5 Q6 b8 Q3 M
& J1 Z8 ?+ A9 T/ |* M' j/ |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.' L4 T0 y: u, B* m+ Q+ {! U
2 d% ~ O6 G* @; 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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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5 O5 j0 B# w3 j5 S“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.8 E0 o1 [ K) S" |- r/ n# A+ [! s0 w
" _7 u: w* S# s$ a4 Q) BFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.0 h" I8 b0 f# f: D f1 _
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”3 {% f" {) b6 G
' z7 e s5 Z, e" }' |; G, zThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.0 C9 J0 b) f$ n
$ U6 X. }: W- i2 v“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.* T( F& [( N/ U: X4 G6 c
$ R7 T4 k; Q7 {, s“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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