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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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- e9 j. K) A( Q! S: a [Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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% P. K0 E! [4 B, P8 gEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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7 L) f( I. v( {8 i+ E“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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( t: R# C; X/ G' YSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. ' W+ x0 u! X$ e8 Q* i1 H
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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" h: A! X U( j5 `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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. Z0 O( b1 `2 r5 j“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. + i( M+ D% g A5 h
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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.”- Z/ m- d8 X/ E: }
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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.( G2 _3 [/ y" i" 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 $320,289, the report said.( M$ ~' {: l( _+ R& b
& y: n0 ]0 p4 `$ E* _& |4 L* H* aInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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8 o& n2 E0 H3 Y& M: g' F2 |4 R“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales. o. l5 U/ m! p% b0 ?1 `
0 {. y+ M3 u' \ l7 j+ ~0 GAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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9 }2 G( w2 {: E, HThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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Prices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
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& c$ p r U! f( ^“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./ W3 |/ ]* n5 P* [0 E
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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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