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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.0 C+ }. C l1 V3 h; _8 \6 H8 x
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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 $336,931 when compared to March and down just 2.1% from a year ago.9 J$ m$ ]% u/ q4 s5 O# v
# {; w6 T$ N. B- DThere 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 $2.3 billion.
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“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.
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Highlights of MLS® activity s) h2 q( A0 N0 G; V% Q' G O3 s
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Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% % y$ q, {$ c. T$ D
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% % T) m' l; j7 [/ z* j
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% 2 [% o5 |3 C3 y& S# y
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% ( f, ^; p0 f" D6 _9 d/ V, R
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10% & s& e2 O5 h. a9 P
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% @9 [: t1 B6 c
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% # L6 L1 i/ @1 `( ?5 f# u) X" o
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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