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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.+ H# ]8 E/ L+ _: Q# H
/ }0 `2 _) J' Y/ t“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday.5 q6 \& Q2 U" p& g1 O0 }
3 c9 u _) u# _/ Q' w' ?- N$ ?- sSales 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.
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" a2 p1 c8 M- G6 t6 I( c5 TFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.! f2 `& C4 G' X% U9 W
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.2 L, l' @( U( F8 j+ E! z
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. ) H* A! `$ \2 x/ g1 k& Z% w
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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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5 p" @2 P; ]5 ]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.$ M9 d2 w' u* I
0 D( [' V2 d7 ^( I" zThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.. b1 |2 j3 k1 E! S+ a. [
1 x. E" d& l7 l7 kAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.; W6 Q) o. ^% g( `4 T$ X Z" j; \
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.* m1 |- F7 ?, w9 |& n3 z1 _! ^
- c; B. p# r; v: n" E5 d“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said." {0 r, X/ h7 P' u+ K. l3 Y
S# \1 [6 ]# c) o9 d8 ~, JFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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+ l9 u$ v2 a! v& ]6 EAn 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.”/ o* `$ ?; x! _2 J/ j
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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.
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% A/ m( V0 i. o- \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.
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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.8 e; \- \0 f& V A% a
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“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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