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2 I7 R# B& g2 H) [http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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+ |; p+ I: F5 Y" hEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.7 f! t! `- K/ I! H U0 {
3 N+ X8 N! q( K* V4 G' |“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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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. ) t: b7 E' C. L" | p! x
: B0 D: p, E; lFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.( O: d2 j$ m; l( b9 d' u+ s# W
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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. $ ^$ a9 {% y3 _: c+ |
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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.”
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) H/ ?5 {) P/ t4 E1 I: U# _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.0 g7 |+ ~5 P' D6 {2 K
$ e. ?" y, O" k1 q7 a- f3 ^The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.7 l4 P& d7 m/ {0 P+ G8 k
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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.- E5 t2 v4 W( A. n2 D1 _; n
# u1 w" w9 X4 f9 IInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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4 e+ N; b' E# a" H ?“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.1 x6 C2 E1 x8 v) d, Q" s/ Q# E
+ B6 }# G' `% g* d. o. PFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.% y0 r7 W. c! A/ G8 `8 f
/ x- v. F; @2 z+ {3 `* uAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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3 x8 o3 k& z7 S1 j8 V2 `The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.9 H% F# ~$ z% ?% i5 N
3 A8 \" R2 t4 Y' X4 z9 ~1 x, @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.3 h9 F) h: {9 T5 M+ h7 Q
$ c& d* w% Q# J; R1 |' B“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.( B' D4 m+ |, ]+ r; q/ A G- Q. a2 L; r
, w; ^% _0 U6 A1 X. g5 y$ ? H# F“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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