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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.: f" H6 w) L# L% g# P$ q: f2 m0 M) e
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“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.* }) j9 f5 |( W' C+ Y7 o7 x/ D ?
' J$ P. o, _; e0 MSingle 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 $336,931 when compared to March and down just 2.1% from a year ago.2 R9 C% L6 U: r* I9 A$ _- ?: w% \8 o$ f
1 Q, R( r, @; L. `2 h5 b: p% JThere 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 $2.3 billion.
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“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.. u3 v& f& h3 E7 P6 _
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Highlights of MLS® activity& S/ N2 O) o7 n. q) E$ O
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Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% - O7 X- A1 A- ^* S9 U0 n8 Z8 G, R
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% # V- S- {- R- x' s1 F
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% : Q4 T' c( c- L+ g) B/ \: h f( J- ]
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% & N* B/ ^7 Z) c$ s6 n
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10% - G( U* z) G4 B
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% + h1 n% \4 w3 U- }
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% " X ^& `5 n/ u1 l9 @
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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