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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story
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Edmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.& }% g* T' g5 ]( N9 N" F
- S" H8 @: m4 e* K3 T* m3 I“One area of the market that has outperformed all others is the upper end,” said the ReMax Market Trends Report Fall 2010 released Tuesday." Q; c& s I- H ~ W% 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. ' M; K, L: Q5 e0 {& V& u
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.
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. a2 k( A/ n* v) BThe urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.- m6 [5 z" ~2 W$ P; Z; U
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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.”, Z+ D8 _) J9 r4 }( }
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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.1 e4 |" J7 L7 J$ U4 C; E9 Q
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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.% n6 g: K: [8 G, m
: K3 `) u" U: e9 T! z. o' s- n3 E) DAverage 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 C4 q* ?' X1 MInventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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1 s/ s( }5 j9 P5 J# h. ^“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.# Z5 ^/ m3 v; h5 n5 Q( M
7 X0 v G' m3 `# H6 d5 r% OFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.* N/ Z9 z) P3 w4 G
5 J! i: u1 M6 d3 z1 `+ EAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”: g1 n* g1 }. l2 i
5 X: |1 N x% r4 P( }The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.
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0 g# U0 P9 }! C ~6 k7 W$ y \. {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.0 C; _! r% ~: Y
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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.; }2 x0 W% B- s6 r0 ?( x
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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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