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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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' J" _, D% @: @3 X6 K7 Q5 V+ w“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.- E( c# s. [8 }% E p
5 b' Q4 l; s; c7 LSingle 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 $336,931 when compared to March and down just 2.1% from a year ago.& J9 Y A) U$ Y* _. ~
" Y2 V. c z/ K; GThere 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 $2.3 billion.
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“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.- `! `! t6 J6 p4 E+ I
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Highlights of MLS® activity" D. L# o! ?1 k! g
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April 2008 activity Record for
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3 m& D7 {* n! b& \Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% Y0 W# t) x: Q$ }% p% i
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80%
0 N0 o3 x! b5 R2 QValue of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% . Y- @6 v9 h0 X$ }, J
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
% e; |# _. ~. C9 WResidential average price $336,931 -2.10% + C3 o9 p* I, J; k0 ^
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% F1 d# F1 ~) H. O6 Z* S: ~
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% 1 C; S5 O+ x0 I; ^
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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