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5月份 爱城房地产报告
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EDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.
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That's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.7 l+ s3 J6 M; x# P# A+ {" ]
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Sales through the multiple-listing service had been constrained by a tight supply. But realtors listed 4,850 homes in May compared to 3,151 in April.
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.8 \: l' k. N1 ~
5 G6 \, V) U8 Y; o: u6 t3 g& PBuyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.4 K* c- }3 Z4 L' d% Z
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But the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.
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: L# M& d7 P9 F R- C* ~+ Q0 FThey climbed three per cent from April to an average of $354,410 for all forms of housing. Single-family houses averaged $426,028 while condos averaged $266,100.
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ComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.3 m5 A1 b# Y; k+ I2 e5 ~# T2 W; s4 I
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ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,( W# D( ] V+ @; z7 n' R/ X8 E& J. e
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Both REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.! P2 z# b2 d" y8 {
7 j3 a' z6 o7 i- G) V7 FBut fears of higher interest rates have hurt confidence among Alberta business leaders and consumers -- especially about home buying -- in a new survey for PricewaterhouseCoopers, released Monday.
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"The majority of indices stayed relatively stable, but people are less optimistic than in February," said Marc Tremblay, vice-president of Leger Marketing in Calgary. |
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