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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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% F) P$ D: h6 q/ cEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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, H5 j4 I ^1 n+ E8 O4 J( LEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax., \5 p. ^: {( `7 _2 Y5 z4 Q5 v
) ^, X8 u, g1 o/ G3 f“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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$ h$ b7 O0 ]9 `/ B5 K/ nSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. - V# Q9 h) B; i* ]8 [
4 F. L, U3 S$ _' cFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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" K4 l O. P9 G2 b5 r; U1 I: uThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September. # Z* O z9 |5 ?/ c
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”
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" Q( @3 f% o! p; ^Year-to-date sales have slipped 14 per cent to 11,773 units, compared to 13,694 during the same period a year earlier, the report said. B7 t" T" c" P+ S0 M0 c& }
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The sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.( B# B7 h [! x0 q! L$ c
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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 n1 d0 w5 P) ^4 \: d! [
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said./ P1 |$ ?2 Q! r( x) T: C$ _
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.6 {0 T! n# g5 \& M3 X
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”" f" d$ Q$ O- U
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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., _% i$ D d- M( @( O8 r4 ?
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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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“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.2 E# G4 {( j; D) T4 u6 p% `* ~ T/ J
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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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