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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.. u2 ^2 t1 I4 G+ Q( L7 ^
3 U3 L) Z( u8 n0 Q: n“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." {* v% r9 {" }6 i& \# Y5 U `
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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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* t- I/ @8 g4 r/ q4 ~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.
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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.
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8 c2 L/ _, u4 C: f7 X8 T, a% MHighlights of MLS® activity
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& {' s2 p" L) L7 iApril 2008 activity Record for( a8 v" I& {9 _( o- r" M
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Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% 7 n3 M! w5 j; H9 T; v
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80%
% I# H! t7 g9 J5 z) x8 WValue of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50%
- k/ E0 o6 Y; ^8 m# wResidential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% * L; P) @5 f* D2 H5 B8 y
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10% 8 Y; r; _1 _/ ]: b8 H; U O
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% 8 }. i! g& c4 I/ _: n2 b6 h( S
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
7 X" L+ a- P9 d$ Y; m8 KCondo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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