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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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8 q' [7 [5 z: \Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales2 @; R, D. i3 Z% y/ u
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m8 V; ~& C4 qEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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# a0 m' X3 ~! s$ ]5 _“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 ?6 T( ~8 s/ e7 V/ _: i
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. , m, |$ }; ]- F- _
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.. I% f6 v8 J+ p, R; S8 E! _1 `
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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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y4 e- f6 V8 U0 T! y0 Q1 Z8 L“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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2 X L2 S% m s( j O1 w“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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/ D. x! w/ V" W( e; DYear-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.! N+ a8 O4 ?# P a
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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.! e- I. ^/ h8 T# a
9 w- b# n# O" P# U) w4 F4 ]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.
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7 G9 r% J8 U* |9 uInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.1 ]7 Z" ^! e% O2 ]( ?0 t
' J7 {7 ~4 D+ I) U) i“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.5 }: b' G( W( A- ]
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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* ~# }% f8 D9 O4 a# p& ~The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.( J& c9 b. ? r$ b2 Y/ l& e0 y! e
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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.$ {" u5 s. Q6 n+ p( y! V* o7 _
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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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