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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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) L" g( i) R2 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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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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: a" n' X% Q. ?/ W( u7 h9 G" p9 {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 $2.3 billion.
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“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.6 F0 [3 k; p" K& O
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Highlights of MLS® activity
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2 i# j- V6 `! vApril 2008 activity Record for2 H, |* ^$ w6 d2 p" q4 j- M
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April 2007
5 c* B3 f0 I% N3 X& G2 X9 i" }Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80%
! V, N6 X$ u4 M2 p$ N& ?Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80%
; g* s0 R3 ]. N2 LValue of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% " y: [* Y0 T5 h! F) G* C
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
4 n( m5 q( b& X( V8 Z5 B+ y; FResidential average price $336,931 -2.10%
; X% T: T# |+ R( ]6 z QSFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
- b: I+ g) p* ]SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% - |' X. c7 i* p p! d# x
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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