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, Y: K' A1 H1 }8 Shttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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2 U, x* ^: O; T+ _4 z( o5 f9 uEdmonton 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.7 E) e U" y4 X: B9 s/ Z; e
: b1 v2 Y; B* C* a/ A; ^' 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.( P9 @: D: y1 b) v5 C
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. : b/ b8 f( W- ]* s' Q7 A$ |( i
+ A( `' L; T8 c4 Q2 ~( h. FFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.0 q- u8 F. x" A+ _3 y
) L8 [; _/ N0 @% n- A% k+ f' GThe 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.2 I3 _4 k- f6 \; O+ v( \" @& l6 d
( u6 U5 y" J0 P) ?% l. e6 a“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. $ l; E5 N, @6 ^
( l. g+ d+ S! r“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.”. `; r) { b7 {/ V3 D
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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.
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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.
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: {- L# F5 F, p: M9 ?7 ^Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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) X) K' F2 I9 |2 W“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said., S, ?8 a3 h* X" d: h
8 W0 e5 ?& E! p6 nFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.$ g( J+ k5 s4 C5 i( o. x8 r8 z5 n
2 _8 ?; i$ x+ Z% tPrices 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.1 e4 B1 U o6 s" O: w
; T+ n4 H( r8 d8 E! \ x“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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- X0 p0 y* [/ q5 N7 J! y“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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