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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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9 ^! ] L6 J4 f% O! `! PEdmonton 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.+ i: J. a% g, R. _
' F l& x$ J& Y1 i“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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0 D( M8 x# h3 r, C) D8 q! T/ p3 V5 eSales 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. ! z- V) R) z3 N% A3 Y5 |
8 i4 m1 v _" x& s# r# yFifty-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.0 _9 o9 L% D/ @, J1 @* M2 X1 O
+ G" a- b1 E# v& g) {( ~9 j: S+ [“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.”
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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 2008.7 S: M! n/ ^/ b+ h7 N! `: N
# T# H ~+ T' V ]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 $320,289, the report said.9 Y' P+ n4 ]8 k" e
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said., n5 G5 T$ j) [. Q$ l
& c. ?' }, q% {$ [“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.! k( b& X4 W/ A9 S
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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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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.”% i X2 a5 \) I" k0 k3 ]
$ \2 B/ n% d& [1 X/ V+ x2 {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.9 u0 j% g) p4 \) k5 E- e/ A, @0 m6 Z
& B% J9 j+ s8 v3 UPrices 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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" N% K0 K' \: d+ K“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.3 m% o/ X: {1 b9 B
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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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