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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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: T2 H6 \) Z$ @4 g% {5 ^“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.: A: o0 D) g& q
" N; x1 C7 ~$ S; D( f, H- USingle 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." {3 [ F- K8 A( o4 P& B# t6 z) ^
% z1 h; D, d1 F) ~# D3 |8 _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 $2.3 billion.# i# E" Y4 e" z0 h
/ t) D4 W1 Y; ^( f0 C' S“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.9 O* J9 w' F j D( Z2 G
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* B0 M" n/ g; U; w9 V6 q2 YHighlights of MLS® activity0 R& W) |, {) G$ y$ D1 F0 R& u
+ G. G9 ~! K1 eApril 2008 activity Record for* e/ d0 f9 }. K% E
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April 2007
/ e9 \, I1 a& j8 O/ L A) DTotal MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80%
2 u' `$ _5 P) a, X- S+ U7 R BValue of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80%
9 M% a* h0 o8 [, u2 iValue of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% ) w' a- u' n6 V
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
4 |! V1 M% H) yResidential average price $336,931 -2.10% 3 y2 @+ }* Q7 S$ p7 r
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% ( e, r; S; f% f( V. p. y- e
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% 7 l$ b% s" ?; }9 Y! ]
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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