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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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9 L' D2 N) M- f. I. eEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.
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“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday. f6 L9 G% U! Z6 }0 N# z
2 }% U: f4 G3 G( GSales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. & f4 _( m$ e0 d8 T" l, z7 t$ U
2 k$ b ~; x4 B) k4 WFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.5 z* c6 F# ~+ E) M) T& j- i& Z
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.; [1 B/ c$ ?. Z3 `
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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. ) \- b8 N+ u2 f5 A6 w! 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.”2 V+ J7 N2 k" h7 M* p8 E/ M! E
% W6 f0 G5 H1 z1 D7 vYear-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.& O& [1 B+ Y& U' c! |$ F
& l+ z" a8 C! fAverage 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.- G1 K' F3 M: @: f% |& W* a0 ?# B, U
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.' { k; R3 C/ i( {% ~# X
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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3 ]7 l+ v3 Y/ g) ^& L2 S9 L$ h/ |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.”% [+ J$ T: D! R. D" Y# W
" k, c/ U3 w {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.
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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.* O$ y2 ]2 R4 O* U
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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.& [, C [) p+ Z/ j8 A: 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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