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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.( d' J4 ]- r) t
4 M3 ^+ Y! b) ]4 r% C“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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$ T6 Y# v$ c% V7 u4 u5 hSingle 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.' T6 \ t! U) b
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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 $2.3 billion.( Y% m9 n. {1 n$ n) j( s. B3 B
; G8 s& f n: A1 R" K“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.+ |+ w1 ^: ~# m& [6 ~. `# Z
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0 W+ z) ?/ z; a; x- QHighlights of MLS® activity
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. H& \+ N9 x; {1 s4 Z8 S. gApril 2008 activity Record for+ ?6 ?4 ]% V$ \* r- S) z
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2 W# a, m# W1 T5 xTotal MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% 6 B& `8 N# D& E: O3 p J
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% 2 i* \- p4 ^3 C/ A% S! v, p+ o
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% 4 k8 V }5 X! t; Y" n
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% % u5 }5 Y2 T0 n
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10% % R9 {/ J: w: @) i
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% 8 F* E& N1 L. f) {( S
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
/ n1 x) c7 ^( v8 f7 t* kCondo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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