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Edmonton, May 5, 2008: The REALTORS® Association of Edmonton reported that the average price for single family homes dropped less than half a percent after three months of small increases. April sales of all types of residential property through the Multiple Listing Service® were lower than the two previous years at 1,823 units but higher than the more typical years of 2004 and 2005.
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, o! J0 S j2 T G R“The Edmonton housing market is stable and buyers and sellers seem to be coming to a realistic view of housing prices,” said Marc Perras, president of the REALTORS® Association of Edmonton. “In this market, with a very high inventory, pricing is a key component of a successful sale.” While the typical sale is completed at 97% of the asking price many sellers have had to reduce their price to find the level that would attract a buyer.0 A1 u8 ]% r' h8 U; C8 C
( \. q5 b6 | A; a/ Q4 a. HSingle family dwellings sold on average* for $386,033 in April just 0.4% down from the previous month. SFD prices are still 6.6% lower than April 2007. Condos sold on average for $256,947, a decrease of 2.3% from last month. On the other hand, duplexes and rowhouses sold during April were priced 2.3% higher at $316,065 on average. Overall, the average price for all types of residential property was down 2% at $336,931 when compared to March and down just 2.1% from a year ago.
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There are 10,606 residential properties currently available on the MLS® (up 12% from last month’s record inventory). The average days on market was just 52 days; up one from March. There were 4,471 residential listings during the month and the sales to listing ratio is a low 41%. Total residential sales were $1.99 billion and total MLS® sales were $2.3 billion.2 A8 d/ K6 V4 y7 a0 d' w$ m
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“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.5 m$ i) r* c. m! w, M t
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9 a; [4 ], j U3 U3 eHighlights of MLS® activity6 {! m2 x v7 g& ~8 J
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April 2008 activity Record for
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April 2007
! h# o& i' h% f+ e2 NTotal MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% % M, J9 _5 p. D9 q( i$ Q
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% * j+ S4 W" `" B8 j9 I" w& c
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50%
/ _5 L% y; a5 S' H2 }: }+ U: UResidential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
3 a, k8 F1 p' l' O/ H4 }Residential average price $336,931 -2.10%
0 s* q+ X0 R; ^ O0 QSFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
' _1 |" j! `7 ^3 N l& WSFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% 5 }% g- Q5 [4 ?! F- A' q, p8 q
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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