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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story$ G+ F9 z4 C0 q( ] K/ ?% G
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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.4 Z k( l& B1 A6 Q$ ^9 i0 ^
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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." P! \, x9 O! D4 l6 ^9 O `: G1 e
/ A$ l4 @1 t8 {7 oSales 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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# J( ^6 A' ^, d9 \Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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( m" O% B/ |2 m! [The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. 4 Q$ W+ C3 ~/ a2 O, m
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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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I! w& n2 q* A) R9 F# q& oThe 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.- l) s* b6 G) |1 j( ^- J Z
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.1 O- ?& r+ q T. ^
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.: `: X& [' c4 j D" z" ?
D8 Z9 ?# c! m- ^% yFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales. k& W+ R5 Y7 I) S
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”7 G) D9 k: {7 p! B- o- l# S! Q; J
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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- ^% g) g! H% wPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.6 ^+ h. m4 Q3 P& _2 C) L$ J: T
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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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