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; X7 w' @2 J/ l2 p, Lhttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... ?cid=megadrop_story/ |5 E; r9 o6 J$ B
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- ?6 ? ] ~+ L/ J. F( h$ gEdmonton sees 26% spike in luxury-home sales
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8 `) G# \" \" ]( v5 Y' \, g" [EDMONTON — While homebuying activity is cooling in Edmonton, luxury-home sales are picking up, says a new national report by ReMax.: o6 [" t# ?2 ~# N8 \" p
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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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5 `/ K5 m0 e0 a( o& E1 z# a3 D/ eSales 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. . |; k1 U1 Q: x( W1 t/ H
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Fifty-five homes in the Edmonton area have sold for more than $1 million.* p3 P9 e# K# }+ r! g& h7 p
, M2 Y( u8 {- f: F- u; oThe 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." o6 e n" }% V: o; |0 g5 V
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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. : T& x5 L9 W; v& s
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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.”4 R) z+ X2 t, G9 L+ B6 Y' m1 b4 X
: M) I/ g; c: MYear-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.# W9 T! g. Y* u; S6 s# z
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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.
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9 b( y4 N9 C5 jAverage 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 $320,289, the report said.! v, ~) ?) e! ]
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Inventory levels are up marginally over last year, but down from peak levels reached in 2007 and 2008, ReMax said.
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9 [8 v# c* D2 g+ w6 C; T“As a result, the housing market has been characterized as balanced, slightly favouring the buyer,” the report said.4 V% I1 ~* _2 K
/ z$ U& n9 @' C6 NFirst-time buyers in Edmonton remain most active, driving sales of single-family homes between $250,000 and $350,000. Condos represent 34 per cent of residential sales.: i+ P( f' o, C; U; y5 a5 I% k% h% X t/ f
+ X: Z3 N S5 P: T6 R! D" f( |' iAn influx of new units recently has pushed up supply, putting downward pressure on condo prices, according to the report. Tighter lending rules, requiring a 20-per-cent down payment, “is proving to be detrimental to investment activity.”
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The report, which covered trends and developments in 19 major centres from January to August, found year-to-date sales ahead of 2009 levels in 11 markets.% A! [# i6 {6 C$ t) g% B% p: M
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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.
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$ N, X, ^* P& _- Q4 i$ ?“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.) [% l! R( I9 R8 ~8 X
" }/ H, v' B1 k0 ]“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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