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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story5 q5 {( r* v, u+ n" \* k! C" k5 a2 B
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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/ L3 E: p& m2 DEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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' g9 ]. d) F: P7 I- _- g8 Q“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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7 r! ?* y1 {4 C, b; GSales 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. ! z7 s3 p2 y' o" l
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.8 X% _0 Z$ M( t$ d, @! |( p
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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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3 I9 u+ Z- E* V% I“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. % ?, t6 R& |" w- T
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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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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.
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# r* t9 X1 g: l" Z4 [# lThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.( o) `9 f+ E5 L( l2 ^& b8 L
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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.
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" ~1 F; Z i& C" X! Q( `Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.6 R# @% J. z3 ?0 V7 |
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.! u3 p% r) Q: a0 u- l: x
8 Z6 ]0 X! G6 @0 n( vFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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% d$ U5 X; U# Q7 r& O' 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.”
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4 E. P' a% z( F: `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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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.( o5 }1 J+ q. C2 w
' L; ]5 D2 u$ Z4 s9 E) \! t“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.$ Z, H9 r7 n7 S& b9 e/ i
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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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