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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story9 o2 y5 y" g( X* z& o8 b
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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! V: ?# _3 n/ S+ I" c0 r! \7 _EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.$ J( m$ p1 y0 D/ ~
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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.( P/ B5 e" H" u- o4 H
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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. 5 O7 _/ @% _ R7 {- [3 g# M
6 \) a2 L; W! {5 j3 [% GFifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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: C2 g+ ?9 O, @, \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.
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/ Y! _5 B5 d3 _3 p/ C6 L“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. & @( ^) b4 n% s1 [# B7 K
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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.”5 O' S/ P% T, ~7 B3 c/ J' \$ f W( \ c
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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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4 }/ N% _ z% \$ HThe sales-to-listing ratio is now 47 per cent, down from 59 per cent in 2009, but up from 42 per cent in 2008.# Q2 e2 F4 o+ G5 _& X# r6 H; i
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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.6 ~6 p' {' m8 J2 R/ }" l
( R( z1 U+ `- h/ Z9 KInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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# A& r/ i- F6 I- c+ c. b% J! E+ Z1 k“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.
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Z* v/ v9 x) Z1 d u. `8 L9 ^First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.5 A) x& L5 O3 |
1 Z6 ]) l$ C5 Z& w w2 l7 hAn 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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4 O/ B0 F% h1 OThe 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.2 m+ S5 ?; [% n& T5 P, v
3 V3 j4 v9 V6 k& P% ^% r' g9 O4 WPrices 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.% ~, ~8 [: L! T& D5 X6 q6 N' \
, V; N# S# F+ P3 i2 G' b“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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“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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