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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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0 W! W, s( X2 V: ~# r( ]Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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( K1 f# u# P& Q0 B$ r5 KEDMONTON — 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.
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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. 0 t- M1 g" @ R+ Y0 w0 W3 @7 v2 E- A
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.; U7 w( C$ _* w. Q5 ]& w6 l9 H& ^
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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.' H. W9 s1 _2 i2 |7 V+ \' x
3 y' ]( ]+ m9 }4 s( P“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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* V7 B/ e) M( I" M) W# W“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.”1 e) V7 M( | p8 }/ h# _. F
) }# c. \+ u; L' nYear-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.* G) y; O: b8 x, G& U9 }
) O. ? d+ j$ b, v7 d/ p, `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.. b" u. v. }, n! f# k# L- U3 m% p
7 I) Y9 K. t& d5 r" I7 {) f0 k8 XAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.+ M. e8 b& c2 F" Q2 L
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.$ C1 l) w: L6 V
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“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said., L9 }( { X6 Q( D5 G
9 p! X% D) o7 @3 S: y4 |First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.
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( o" y* r5 O n- ?An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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% D3 N& o& I& z; Q9 \5 jThe report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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9 v: Y' n# `3 mPrices were up year-over-year in all cities, with five experiencing double-digit gains in 2010: Vancouver, St. John’s, Sudbury, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.: L& e& ^" n9 ~* k! U
2 S& m& p1 m+ }# v' k“We cleaned up in the first quarter of 2010 because housing activity during the same period one year earlier was dismal,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of ReMax, Western Canada.- f- h3 r) w$ ~1 D
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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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