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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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EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.+ @6 a; ]; ?4 F& r- a7 I
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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.
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5 m: H/ w# [( L Z# K0 kSales 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. + |* U* n3 I. h: H
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.% Z( x I" P+ M
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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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1 A" |, `7 e+ {“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. # Q4 ]" y% x; Y! J/ z# Q
- G- g6 s8 k4 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.”
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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./ I+ g. B9 z: I! F. V7 N
8 f: S2 A S% I* a! k5 k+ AThe 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 $320,289, the report said., | f7 W0 B- H" |
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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4 n! B; d v' @7 ?0 V1 _( _$ \/ j“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said. K* U, b9 X. O Z( W4 H4 H
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”+ w/ _3 @% ~$ \* y6 H0 z5 F
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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.4 y( t$ v* a+ v8 s" b, p
1 Y. q: v3 F1 e- IPrices 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. Q4 W5 G4 g9 ?, `: d. H5 {* a" v' t. z
4 U' W& ]: N4 N$ g“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.% W% o& G4 J+ i. B
: w" H- @, O. l5 `: _7 A2 a! h“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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