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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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' }6 N4 f) d+ _- U4 y“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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9 _; g( j* y- }+ `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 $336,931 when compared to March and down just 2.1% from a year ago.+ F2 K! S. p& [& h) {7 U( ^
3 D; U! H$ q7 E" p1 F2 O vThere 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 $2.3 billion.
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. V/ N1 o9 l5 ~9 E* _; a“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.
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/ o' S z v* f5 ?0 i5 kHighlights of MLS® activity
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April 2008 activity Record for
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Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80%
" B, i( x: I$ ?Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80%
- d5 g( y _) N5 K& AValue of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% ^# N2 m8 |( p. A5 S* q
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% . |& D) h3 A6 K& n% c, M6 N
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10% 9 G5 x7 ^/ b! M$ ?: j/ [8 ^: d. y! L
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% 2 {5 V1 ^, C4 x' L9 I* i. c
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% 3 U6 a7 V1 q2 l# e8 c2 F. |' G
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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