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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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5 [7 W5 p) l$ M) C5 c5 a4 V$ h8 d“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., l Z: g7 l1 @3 H$ ^: ?8 i, O
, c6 Y- k/ ^- g6 e( x! q7 P; j. zSingle 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.! Y+ J2 o& q; v2 j' h# I# x+ D; f2 h4 }
% Z- c' x6 @; @, P( bThere 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 $2.3 billion.
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8 Z, f' ?9 m) d- c+ d$ j/ ?2 D“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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5 \0 Z& a. y& z8 ZApril 2008 activity Record for1 V8 m1 ?& `& ~
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April 2007 9 ~" F2 `% g6 D* L$ z
Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% " F2 Z4 L2 k7 m0 q. C2 G, l
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% * U+ I; s7 U: b
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% 5 Q A& j" f1 M4 x
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% / \" h5 X4 @# o& T. h8 L
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10%
5 k* D: g1 C% H/ T) F1 e3 ]2 JSFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% 2 w( M; ^: y8 r* k2 a# v. e v
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% % K( M# {# v! o4 n) o# w0 D3 r, V: U
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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