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# X: K1 ^4 {8 \+ d5 A4 ~6 Bhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story2 o& f, ^1 O- r9 A
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/ q/ N' U. J% a. B6 |- @( QEdmonton 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.
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; N2 g0 a; s! [6 J' K: p) {1 s 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.- m" e9 E2 ^. w
- V' D' N+ b. Q0 G) I$ PSales 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. 8 b. b' D' J) }4 i# ~
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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, ^- b0 H' w$ x“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.- ]3 R/ g7 R4 _2 o6 ?1 l
) `- o1 l5 |7 R; u+ D9 sThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.; X3 ~7 ~; s% G0 h
! x: Q! `; _1 E# m) M% }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 $320,289, the report said.
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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! X: E' [" h _6 ?$ D% N V; Y“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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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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U" i1 f' R& IAn 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.”% k6 ]1 s7 }5 x5 s/ M; H2 z. {( Z6 x
& Z) x. k& j8 q) 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.6 G. Q; \' a/ r% A) Q% ^2 L7 W
0 s3 F3 W5 A/ ], v8 o“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.- M' A3 w% W; l6 h5 T0 b1 W
. ^4 U0 G% ?8 G# ?. 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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