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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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“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., X& v) h( y- i6 K
* R/ M5 N4 i5 w; s& hSingle 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 $336,931 when compared to March and down just 2.1% from a year ago.$ p; O W* n. ?0 G: J$ H
6 J' ^; v% N8 ~# `7 lThere 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 $2.3 billion.
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4 q! p0 M4 M! h C/ x“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.; I( ~5 B4 {. E+ e% T
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Highlights of MLS® activity$ v' N7 { k; ~+ X0 `; ]
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April 2008 activity Record for
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: ]( x8 O; w' u1 n% ITotal MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% % Z5 W$ r* q3 d/ ]; C
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% 9 m8 o7 b* A# |& L
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50%
1 a3 y) b5 k9 O4 X" pResidential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
: D+ X `, T) c/ k) T/ c. |, K7 hResidential average price $336,931 -2.10%
' Y7 f& x$ m) p0 ISFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% 3 k0 _2 }1 s' G( I! [8 G% O0 F+ l
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% 9 J& @* D! J1 \) X
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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