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发表于 2008-4-4 07:30 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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Average price slips as fewer people moving to Alberta, realtors association says
, A5 x& O6 _& Z$ \, A' o4 R- zBill Mah, The Edmonton Journal+ A5 c$ c5 W7 D  }+ ~% |
Published: 1:31 am
/ K" Y2 T* @; k* ^- vEDMONTON - The buyer still reigns in Edmonton's housing market, where the number of homes for sale has skyrocketed by 268 per cent from a year ago.
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7 J; {0 j( b$ O4 z- `Figures released Thursday by the Realtors Association of Edmonton show there were 9,464 residential properties available in the city area -- up by a whopping 1,220 homes from February.
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That's the third-largest inventory in Edmonton history. Only last September and October were there more homes for sale at month's end, 9,918 and 9,577 respectively.
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Association president Marc Perras said the inventory, about six month's worth, stems largely from fewer people moving to Alberta.. s8 |# \/ ~+ }5 ?0 P

9 S- J$ }. Y* ~( z6 K& }. RNet migration to Alberta last year was 27,048. That's down significantly from 74,523 who moved here in 2006, according to Statistics Canada data.2 x! m& l) _6 X8 U0 w* m

6 c+ J7 D5 T7 R- A6 e) U3 s"We had an industry that ramped up, expecting that those numbers would keep up and now, as a result of that drop-off, we've seen inventory numbers come up fairly significantly," Perras said.( B. ?9 x  d* u- j" N4 F' e+ Z

: c# y1 M/ i6 N: `% K6 m; E9 d+ rHe predicted home prices will increase by the year's end as inventory drops and called the current situation a "stable, normal" market.
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% K: a' s- [# d3 I+ n# L& ~"Our sales volumes are similar to what we saw in 2004 and 2005 and our prices are essentially flat.% P8 i0 ~# y1 a! F% g( ?! R& S# d

- ?  a- n" n- V"We saw quite a roller-coaster ride last year when prices jumped up significantly in the first six months and fell off significantly in the last six months."
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) d! N6 x5 }3 I% m; \8 x- v1 n% vA single-family home sold in March for an average price of $387,632, down 2.7 per cent from March last year." }2 T+ r5 a) i* w/ z
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But the average residential price -- including single-family homes, condos, duplexes, mobile homes and others -- was $343,760, 5.66 per cent higher than March 2007.* Z! _2 y3 f* l( K
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There were 1,557 residential properties sold in March with new listings of 4,236 for a sales-to-listing ratio of 37 per cent. Homes spent 51 days on the market, down one day from last month.
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/ S2 s) p# {9 h6 D. WTotal MLS sales in March dropped 31 per cent from a record-setting pace in March 2007.
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Meanwhile, a house price survey released Thursday by Royal LePage Real Estate Services says Edmonton-area houses became more affordable in the first three months of 2008./ y! a$ g8 K) B

1 B  e' y# f: A: S, c1 zThe study looked at certain local markets examined and found the average price of a "standard two-storey home" fell 3.7 per cent to $363,707.1 H- \& C+ V3 [$ j' V

' o4 m) f+ d# H  sThe price of detached bungalows fell 4.9 per cent to $330,000 from the same time last year. Standard condo prices also fell 7.7 per cent year-over-year to $235,000, said the LePage study.% {- t+ B# K" U0 |9 K5 f0 t, v5 t
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Ken Shearer, a Royal LePage broker and owner, said debate over energy royalties kept house prices lower.; k' m7 a  _4 d7 Y; }5 }& Z
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"As a result of this debate, the market has receded from the wild pace it experienced last year as buyers are simply no longer interested in paying skyrocketing house prices," he said.
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" O. X$ h8 J/ v# ]* fAccording to the report, prices varied by specific market in the Edmonton region. Here are some highlights:& t5 b& \. p- z
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Sherwood Park: Average prices for two-storey homes dropped by 7.1 per cent to $390,000, while detached bungalows and condos were unchanged from last year.
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Spruce Grove: A two-storey home rose 6.9 per cent to $405,000 year-over-year.
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Riverbend/Terwilligar: A two-storey property rose by 12.7 per cent to $410,950 over the same time last year. The average price of a detached bungalow rose by 2.6 per cent to $390,000, while condo prices dropped by 10.6 per cent to $235,000.
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5 s9 G# b' J+ c: l5 aLeduc: Average condo prices rose by 9.1 per cent to $240,000 year-over-year. Two-storey house prices dropped by 7.5 per cent ($310,000.)
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St. Albert: The average price of a two-storey home fell by 12.8 per cent to $340,000 while detached bungalows dropped by 12.3 per cent and condos by 13.3 per cent.
3 w5 l2 U- E( E. wCastle Downs: Average detached bungalows fell by 18.6 per cent to $285,000. Average two-storey homes went down 11.4 per cent to $350,000.; |  P0 F( i. L: P3 v, y

* `% o5 a' M. F3 D  E6 uClareview: Detached bungalows decreased by 8.8 per cent to $310,000, year-over-year. Condo prices fell by 16 per cent to $210,000 from the same time last year.
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发表于 2008-4-4 10:35 | 显示全部楼层

马上就要破纪录了!

最近几天,几乎每天都有近300套房子上市。很快就要破纪录了。
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发表于 2008-4-4 17:22 | 显示全部楼层
Sping is coming, it will make a new record in the next one or two months.
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发表于 2008-4-4 19:14 | 显示全部楼层
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原帖由 依勒特 于 2008-4-4 11:35 发表
+ s7 n& S4 u( K4 b0 D9 A2 O" q最近几天,几乎每天都有近300套房子上市。很快就要破纪录了。
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你如何得知每天有300套上市?
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