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5月份 爱城房地产报告
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EDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.
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7 J; m- J" A- c/ d; J# FThat's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.) e. h2 u) j- }2 l5 s
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Sales through the multiple-listing service had been constrained by a tight supply. But realtors listed 4,850 homes in May compared to 3,151 in April.8 O$ G4 \2 V/ x0 t+ Z( p: e
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.
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8 H/ W4 h- p* c6 v- z5 [; }Buyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.
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But the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.
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+ `! @6 }9 L# Q/ B6 y6 QThey climbed three per cent from April to an average of $354,410 for all forms of housing. Single-family houses averaged $426,028 while condos averaged $266,100.
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ComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.) J4 d* ?+ L1 n
, j r5 k, ^5 ~) YComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,
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Both REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.% k/ }- {3 A4 b! Y( F0 w. L
h9 o& t) h; H- A3 g( aBut fears of higher interest rates have hurt confidence among Alberta business leaders and consumers -- especially about home buying -- in a new survey for PricewaterhouseCoopers, released Monday.
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+ m, h/ t% z7 q2 u# P"The majority of indices stayed relatively stable, but people are less optimistic than in February," said Marc Tremblay, vice-president of Leger Marketing in Calgary. |
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