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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.# q; j* j4 ?. l2 W. O- ~: `/ R
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“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.$ ]& M* z2 e. \7 t( X& {5 E P
7 {6 V4 v* A0 a) S* t; RSingle 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 $336,931 when compared to March and down just 2.1% from a year ago.. E7 }" d- {( }* w1 O4 G
1 H1 X8 F- |$ _! A; _1 ]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.
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6 I4 v0 H7 _# j s2 I5 N0 Y“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.7 y8 e& B1 Y) c/ A! u( g
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Highlights of MLS® activity5 f9 v1 P% T" w. ]' J T6 c
' i/ U% @* X4 kApril 2008 activity Record for
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Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% 3 q0 s: |3 ` c; [! M8 i+ M
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% 2 a9 e7 D/ K# v1 j# y1 B
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% + z9 q, Q* X. s- E6 f8 R' c
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
4 S- I# U e/ r% G: i* z1 ~Residential average price $336,931 -2.10%
; o3 k3 v7 [7 G/ j7 ASFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
; A" z; ]/ N3 G$ [1 H2 n/ ?SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
7 ]$ T7 D& Q+ T5 j( q4 b, LCondo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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