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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story0 [7 V; d$ x- B: ^% K5 G
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7 [. S. f7 W& _! g9 S6 wEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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; O% q+ S, G) M' q- x, W2 \9 D- C4 gEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.. r8 R& s# |/ G* d0 ~8 B+ G6 D
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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.2 q9 q+ G) O, n( J
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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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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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) b& i. p; S F/ W0 o0 a; }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. ; d2 b' J4 o8 s! h6 Q& d
# t! |5 W( l4 c! r- I3 p, n“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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8 y- T" h' M0 h5 XYear-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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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 $320,289, the report said.: v( P [$ ^( E# I6 T
8 N) B$ B5 p+ W% |Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.3 L! p! P1 \' _! U
# r! r% {% M! s* u9 X“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.( H) c0 h8 E/ ~- i$ l1 `0 h" M
& X; C0 w- O& d2 S) ?7 _ ^! e) 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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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.”& q: @& Z) b1 U+ V7 o
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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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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.: ^+ W7 Z6 a( {2 \
4 m: c" n, U) z6 O“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.0 s! R: f3 O* C, p# o8 o! {. ^% |
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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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