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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story9 Q( U6 j+ P& p( s1 R5 k% g" f
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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! r* J% a7 p% x, b" `/ 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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' H: _2 g+ X$ U. \) e7 A“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. 2 n o& J; N; N4 l, E! `. z
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.* u/ i; W" I* }) _. U3 J
, [4 q; Y; k- x% q+ q. M- ~& rThe 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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* `0 ~0 U5 r9 H, B! B“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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* U/ Y, b% C5 d3 p2 V6 G“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 `, O: S3 i2 ]0 C5 O6 W8 Y
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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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, O9 O n, n" m" KThe 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.
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; c9 g4 G, M. _. UInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.! k; [9 w& k" f, Y7 p! Q
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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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4 z- _0 }/ S; b- V( ~First-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.2 N. R0 p; A7 B' [
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An influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.' P2 H% |' }9 G$ D2 h5 |& P) d
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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.4 e6 Z6 G' J; C, ^, U) E
! M) w" J) s+ y8 b7 X A“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. v: T8 V: V5 K; n- G
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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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