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5月份 爱城房地产报告
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EDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.0 Y; Y& u& ]+ S5 y$ X6 k7 s" R* {
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That's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.2 f1 ~5 ]. W# {! U5 D* F- d Q$ [
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Sales through the multiple-listing service had been constrained by a tight supply. But realtors listed 4,850 homes in May compared to 3,151 in April.
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.5 i, o- P1 W* f2 ^$ A1 R
' t) I7 l/ ?1 a: ZBuyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.
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But the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.6 l0 W$ `5 p/ {+ w) i+ p$ M0 Q
( Y5 e* m2 N/ ~* ^: a. cThey climbed three per cent from April to an average of $354,410 for all forms of housing. Single-family houses averaged $426,028 while condos averaged $266,100.
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$ m( \3 n! A1 I. u& ^ComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May." q7 g' @) T- u5 d# v* @3 ]
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ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,
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Both REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.% u% E3 Q4 L4 q$ s9 y
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But fears of higher interest rates have hurt confidence among Alberta business leaders and consumers -- especially about home buying -- in a new survey for PricewaterhouseCoopers, released Monday.
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/ R$ o- V- Z4 c8 ~! J& H+ U"The majority of indices stayed relatively stable, but people are less optimistic than in February," said Marc Tremblay, vice-president of Leger Marketing in Calgary. |
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