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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 2005.2 I1 _& O; ~$ V7 Q! q- i3 i
5 P7 y9 T$ o- | L& P“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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" e6 a; Z3 X1 [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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1 V3 f' J2 x: Z2 u" B1 w. G! IThere 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 $2.3 billion.( Q4 w$ L( n$ ^* O& d2 g/ S/ ~
H2 M+ Y* T1 q) E1 c) o# }“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.8 N: C6 `9 {1 h/ a/ W
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& `" |/ K4 O( X& _5 IHighlights of MLS® activity
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0 z3 t2 e8 a4 ^! PApril 2008 activity Record for
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( d$ Q# g5 m+ k0 N$ h% {Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% + Q# b: N* `, w: t( e
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80%
* D0 n8 z( B- b0 U. c- U3 @# J8 sValue of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% " l9 j: Q9 [0 p7 Y/ o5 m- G2 w
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% 2 }' |# a. A0 H( h7 V3 U
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10%
' ?# {) a G- H- kSFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% . m! q; ~7 E% ^7 I* s; X
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
$ B" Z6 O$ d. `. d6 u7 yCondo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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