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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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" ^3 N8 W `4 f7 g# yEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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& ?) R- } G. VEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.9 y: U% q5 K6 D( w+ `+ ^
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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.- t, W/ C9 G( M2 N0 I6 t
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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.
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6 Z- v7 @: S: `! zFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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+ P$ a8 G6 b; z1 X9 j+ e: ZThe 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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' b( s* H) G4 G+ ]“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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“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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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.9 ]0 H8 S4 p; i$ `8 o6 J8 B& r* ~$ U
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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.. d( b p! K! e5 |7 y: h
8 n: Z% D' G" {7 _Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.7 }% E Y5 h4 |
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.. G( c( J+ i6 s# X. L
! Y \( Q! H a" O( R5 d# S% ]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.' D* v2 T/ ]8 r' Y: j
; t0 x' a- W+ Y1 FAn 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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% a, L; r; d2 ]) b8 RThe 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.
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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.( u0 m+ b8 t) l, w
) n# H7 d, p( Z“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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