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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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; W' M( C+ V! k' I* `1 \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 B" S, g& N/ I8 ^# R6 ?% y
+ R% d1 b& [% x! t4 X. HSales 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. 1 D9 p* T- G" d- W- D& U
* A c% m4 E( O/ dFifty-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.; M' ]9 |+ g I; M9 p9 R5 O
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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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“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.”7 _: u# F( q5 A" c9 R) u6 j @
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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.& o" T) [5 a! E
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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.
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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.! Q) }" e; g8 S, L4 v. `# M
2 i! `' g9 \+ SInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.3 E! z# m( t0 G
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.* }& y# g3 e4 l. h i3 z9 H
0 | h H* v- _" D( @( OFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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i* h; x# b; k) F, S$ p( XAn 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.”# N( [4 n7 J, p8 L! k
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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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# R4 x+ O: L# u; E: J9 fPrices 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.7 p' T+ z7 J# ]8 ?
# o, T3 c% X* m7 X# w“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.; N8 f: p% U+ z& ]; Y
/ W& L( E/ X) G" O. p7 x4 Q“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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