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" Q" t- X, W# Z3 C3 }. ]" E5 `Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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( z/ |2 m/ Q8 Z7 E" tEDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.$ K" n# g6 R$ G- U/ f
; D% x# K1 n& t0 \9 ]+ m5 K& x: l“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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7 }& z0 h5 d$ q! ^6 |3 vSales 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. 8 ^0 [, \( [9 I: I! t
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.0 |5 h. ? d! u) ~0 K7 U7 p
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“Positive announcements in the oil and gas sector should spur renewed activity in residential real estate — as evidenced in the first few weeks of September.
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“Despite recent hikes, interest rates remain attractive with a five-year closed hovering at four per cent. The outlook for the remainder of the year is stable, with no real fluctuations in either sales or price.”1 S) A" E. W) U* z$ {
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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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0 V( \1 h/ @; t; |) t0 O# y; fThe 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& b* o8 u. F1 S9 t( x5 y& |
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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 $320,289, the report said.
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8 K9 k h' T6 \! b# rInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.4 v$ q+ a& Y) A5 m' U8 j5 K8 y
1 l5 U4 B$ U, T6 @& r; i“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.% ?% }, }% h$ y) Q+ g4 x7 ^
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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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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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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.7 p3 Y& e) ^+ I T
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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.& d1 w. L" Q" |5 b4 h
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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.3 i% Y B* t! ?6 s9 M( T0 p
" u; z# E) K; x- r“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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