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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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G6 O% a3 w' B( X! c; h* o6 t3 A“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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# D7 I3 k Y' _* O6 m" V& a2 j) {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 $2.3 billion.% p$ K; B% z& w9 d9 b' e# ]# E
7 `( n: _# |. b$ A l* e$ | I“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.0 N# A; R, p; {% |+ M5 L4 R
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Highlights of MLS® activity
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4 R4 C" |8 M2 j) j' G/ t- i, rApril 2008 activity Record for7 J6 w; n% q7 ?6 ~: s
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April 2007
& c' |% _6 N3 q7 O' L; @0 n0 e$ }Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% 6 {+ ^$ z% l1 c# \5 k4 P; _ \; `' W
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80%
' Q* T9 z5 s, y2 I5 ]Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% * I- B9 g; S8 V
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% 9 X8 U1 r, ~' H! G* {6 @7 v9 \
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10% ! u1 K2 Y" f$ c$ { i* ]
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
" A- B$ } L' f6 SSFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
$ l, e8 A6 i) d2 {: OCondo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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