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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton 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.: K# Y, O+ W, n- f
- @4 Z& M: i$ S“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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! g0 K$ ]8 s. x7 Q1 E9 {3 |8 BSales 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# r/ g8 k* O- i8 m
4 V" s2 s6 G3 d- ^" ^Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.# k& @8 K+ h( p. |9 v: T: I
; P. i0 ^$ b: i+ 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.
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4 j4 A4 b( Z$ H5 [) L3 ]: w& S“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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; b1 U5 T8 E+ bYear-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 $320,289, the report said.+ ?# J8 c4 J# D. J( k) ?
3 t4 m. V! e. V) o& zInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.9 Z6 K1 ]! b8 R$ E
9 N- c* S) \) r7 X" |“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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6 l! y6 p; ^2 ]2 _' `. u6 qFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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# p- H$ d# G _, k7 e# o3 g# SAn 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.”+ X2 ^, x* j% Y' X" }
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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.+ x2 _% I# P# T" R. ^+ _4 S
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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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N! l& l% }% p“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.! h" _9 Q% I2 y: X
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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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