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2 T9 P! k. p( H; ]# pEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales8 T- Q s% ^& H
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4 Y; B7 c- u6 ^; J. x( L6 L5 uEDMONTON — 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.. b& J; X0 Z2 w: F/ j7 l1 d! F
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Sales of homes priced more than $700,000 are up 26 per cent over 2009, with 240 upscale properties changing hands as of August, compared to 190 units for the same period last year, it said. 4 T% w2 l7 h3 n$ v# N/ ~7 E3 I
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.' m1 P; K5 X. [, s
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The urgency in Edmonton’s residential housing market — prompted by tighter lending policies and the threat of higher interest rates earlier in the year — has given way to more stable conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2010, the report said.
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9 l/ \. E2 t: _* V& ^$ ^: p1 R“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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) n. N# p+ |0 r% j/ R8 d“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.”* L" v" o* V( B7 n4 W% Q
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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 B4 ?9 v' I0 D
# V1 |# m, m3 OThe 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 $320,289, the report said.2 y5 f% j0 y9 D; G: `8 ^! f
5 s& B+ u. B3 c' H; u4 \: ]Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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' H6 t% d ~8 y. C5 M* `5 H1 }“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.2 `5 I3 m1 ?$ |% w: c- M
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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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9 ^- ]! l* Y* n; v( qThe 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.1 E z5 S, z2 Q3 O" v2 Z2 a& n
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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.8 ^1 k- s. Y! [' _# h
! z8 U9 O; j7 g! N9 Q" R& 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.0 G! D+ m \8 z2 F8 E& y0 v6 [
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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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