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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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“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.9 \& t3 ^6 e+ r; f7 V; @: T
! Q2 N' y* { d' @' o4 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 $336,931 when compared to March and down just 2.1% from a year ago.5 x$ i1 k6 E7 K, T. W' e% Y
4 g! ~) b$ @$ H* k; d( O! b+ eThere 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 $2.3 billion.
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“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions./ v# K! E2 i- L' Q# o, s$ e
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Highlights of MLS® activity
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2 l) P! i, U! q1 { z) X) ^7 NApril 2008 activity Record for, l) a$ w+ Y- ?, Z- t4 K, S
the month* % change from
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* i0 `3 g8 ~0 q9 v6 LTotal MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% $ X7 ^' q7 g! w, o; Z! E
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% " u# J) u- n7 _& s7 ~; r' G; \& U4 v
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50%
: V( |. G; X; q) {Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% ! |) N- n% y% h7 Q/ h* |
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10% ; D \3 j3 E" g2 `) s
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% % \1 e1 G Z% J8 E* `" [3 r' x
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
6 T" k; T! a/ M- m; \Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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