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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.& E7 s7 q5 q1 p8 \9 ]& g
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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.
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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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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 $2.3 billion.( B! x2 n% s0 ?! f0 N$ G
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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." @: a. o( I0 I) ^3 \
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`: A1 Q/ J5 S) cHighlights of MLS® activity/ n. G5 C1 |% y
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April 2008 activity Record for* S3 R- o. t* J6 B
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April 2007
4 x8 z n$ I5 Z% C# WTotal MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% , G# \3 T$ q" k2 B+ {9 m- U- `5 ?
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% , f! Y$ Z: k- \) h
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% , B( R/ m$ j; t: {4 a
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% 2 v# ^/ G% q* H' q! p4 ]
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10%
' t6 y% D2 {/ v! P7 y( ]SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
1 B, t0 m& D, G* Q6 e' }3 }) TSFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
, {5 f) ]" u! u8 eCondo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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