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5月份 爱城房地产报告1 X+ \. z$ w, U P6 B- V
, q" v K8 k# z& Q! X( ]EDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.
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That's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.' a" Q2 ]8 y! J. _# t
1 r- T q" X8 @& k; X- o8 bSales through the multiple-listing service had been constrained by a tight supply. But realtors listed 4,850 homes in May compared to 3,151 in April.
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.1 P, k* K. k: r T; U+ ~* H9 d1 D6 J
& W' z& x4 [$ h% z- JBuyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.. v4 J4 k( z' j' J- |
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But the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.
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They 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 $266,100.6 Y% g+ o0 E" r
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ComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.) X- x3 G M- O6 S9 O5 P2 ]1 g3 B7 g
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ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,
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6 {) h8 `0 Z) X3 eBoth REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.$ t: R. ^0 P h$ Y5 L
1 |, v3 g. }0 l8 x0 A1 T5 QBut 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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- d+ T' N0 c1 l" {"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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