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: b2 S$ ]9 }& _' r. L, ?http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story; O# ~' F; W6 _+ T r3 V- Y/ ^
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: `! A4 K& w7 ~- f/ n9 D' z1 l; ?9 SEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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3 H* z. t0 K! mEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.. i" t2 A6 C) \" k5 c
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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., s: B( P) i; K/ g
# Q* Q( x J5 v: |/ x+ s* I$ ySales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. # K2 G( O, h: J& }( g6 V2 P$ q9 f0 J/ J
+ c" g6 J# `6 HFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.3 t/ X, ` y* u
. H6 i( A0 L) B3 ]. ?6 p# 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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6 N2 x1 o8 v: O6 m“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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0 F' \# r2 u* A g5 H“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.”/ G" t* h/ Y# `& n" |4 x1 p
$ r) h: x: q. b5 I$ r+ 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.
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( O* T" O- L3 rThe 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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% r" `9 D' b/ d, A& w$ ?7 D% iAverage 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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7 G( l5 w) |' n) t) {& D% i+ zInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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2 l0 | n/ t& o4 _5 O! y& \) U/ q“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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H4 N9 v) F7 v8 p: ?; [! fFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.. [$ I8 I! A, _3 u9 \. @, C" 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.# k1 c" ?2 I" d! g- i# p
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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.
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% p5 C7 |1 {' P2 L“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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