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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story, w" s4 Y3 `( u- Z( _" z
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5 `; w, I: H% H, ?: _1 W' oEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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* O {. q* [1 ?5 ~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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“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 y1 K b4 b( n, |2 U
?4 {7 m& m1 k6 }! O; `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.
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3 d9 N+ L% c4 |8 E, \Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.& x, ~8 F! q2 _2 P, ^3 B. r
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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7 @7 ]" k2 P8 Z, A7 |6 c$ O# Y% k: [“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. / n$ v$ p1 X/ ~. u! g/ `2 r' a
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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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* {: @( _4 p: [" pYear-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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& @) @0 \ d$ eThe 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 $320,289, the report said.& k8 [; S+ i0 T7 E% n# U. b
0 ?" t( {# T5 b c8 i7 sInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 H$ ^; s5 v9 {- n$ ~: h+ ~
- {& D+ S6 C' c2 [3 p J& k“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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3 O0 ?! x r& E0 w; j: x- J% @8 t% f/ V/ @First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”! ?( a5 g# O6 b* `2 s6 g4 N; t+ N
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.: T& A$ }5 H) G- ]. r
# [( ]) q8 m d- @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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! m4 U6 I- v/ N3 @5 D0 {% D8 H) S“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.
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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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