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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 2005.2 E n' D. y1 C7 f. z6 @" V$ R3 H0 E
* B- u$ l) Y9 ^" J8 [( \“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.! k5 g" T) U, K6 u
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Single 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.9 Y! U9 G( G5 A% M
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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.' j5 `. n' X7 }% W1 e
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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.+ z- x3 h. \) |# d) Q- f# U8 s* Q
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Highlights of MLS® activity
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April 2008 activity Record for
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April 2007
2 @2 ~0 {' X, p4 |% _6 B$ C3 [Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80%
' F @8 l( S8 u1 kValue of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% . P8 q$ ? X. q3 ]. X8 s
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50%
) o. m/ I! B1 B+ a, \6 ?Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
2 O& y5 P8 k, G) R0 H; g2 d. fResidential average price $336,931 -2.10% ! W, c7 h$ z0 b: F
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
f1 \. R; O: G+ dSFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% + ^) d$ T$ M$ D' |
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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