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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. q0 ^% G4 q4 T; ^8 W, ?: _
7 l4 \$ u( L# w6 \& J7 b7 Z: w) A“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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; g4 Y N# B7 r/ BSingle 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.3 z4 z( S2 r0 u0 ?! q
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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 $2.3 billion.
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“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.0 v- a/ N( ?' @3 T
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- J: [# r% ?; H6 ~7 gHighlights of MLS® activity8 B( f& d& R0 M+ m
. c' z2 C5 b- `, D9 f' {April 2008 activity Record for' {6 e, s+ O% l$ ] i& s9 ~
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Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80%
& Q5 u1 Q) G6 [: tValue of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% 3 ~; u6 p% W. X$ P. a
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% 6 j1 X0 t* T; ]! }2 T
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% 2 s ^6 ~+ X/ B y" J9 V! U
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10% 1 K; h0 X# t9 }* i _: o& T
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% : w; K3 J# ]# R8 J' r8 u. b% e
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% : \: m; e* y2 R0 C
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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