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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story6 A, c- `0 y4 N/ ~3 t7 m3 P
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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$ K' ~" y, |# h$ a5 nEDMONTON — 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.
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6 ^8 D* \' u9 B5 R0 q2 B% o2 MSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said.
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( U9 A% x5 w8 A$ C& s3 g7 o3 tFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.8 f9 K3 \) s; H( b
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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.
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5 s2 L) N1 }+ R: g“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.”) H9 N9 f! W2 F+ t2 s
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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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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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# i: l5 n! h. o9 [9 q' o, AAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.1 j2 f% X2 ]2 x1 s6 X( H& P2 d
1 _3 ]( B, e( DInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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2 L& H) r' ?$ `, Y3 A1 V“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.! ~ T* c4 r, p0 @
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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4 t: W& i, L& C1 h& OAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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4 M5 _$ R1 X2 yThe 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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" I8 D. a# ?6 QPrices 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.4 R2 x. _5 P) `/ T9 S+ o! W9 B
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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.
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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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