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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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0 h- F) s. v6 T% D7 }. L“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." m# F, p9 _- N
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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.
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# |/ b4 w5 c' C5 A3 k6 OThere 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 $2.3 billion. N4 z- O. U9 I! x" }1 q0 _; q
0 p. J/ o# o& u* g. B @6 @( [“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.
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u6 H: u3 G0 s' D$ BHighlights of MLS® activity- H- C: n* u$ c. v% }- p2 A5 e' D
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April 2008 activity Record for" i% u: q2 O/ A0 T9 P
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Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80%
, z2 \3 s# j# h# l" t( s3 FValue of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80%
% `5 e1 |% f9 N3 n$ R* f- xValue of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50%
# n* N) ^! [ g& |' Y4 VResidential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
: m5 B% Z8 Z# E: O+ P2 iResidential average price $336,931 -2.10%
- R5 _6 R' x" H8 CSFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% , O, s# L+ z0 _- N7 j
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% * f3 _* z0 i4 L. i9 S/ A
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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