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. w# U/ Q' f; b bEDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.
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/ X5 p9 |) x/ L b$ b' k/ g1 hThat's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.( t7 ^/ S9 M7 {/ M; ?
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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.; \# a+ ~( h. K+ q) x v+ W* Y
4 X, w+ o9 C7 S) w- l6 lWith more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.
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- K+ ~% Y8 k0 w7 L$ `+ W+ PBuyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.% ]9 B9 p* ^( r: e+ E% i
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But the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.4 Y1 p* ^; ]7 K9 ?8 k
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They 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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ComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.& x, |" C; N8 g9 `1 o
- Z4 h- q8 \; C6 n; n5 ~ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,/ A3 B1 J; t' T6 l1 \
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Both REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.
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2 z L+ o! s) V/ B' @6 X& w( IBut 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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"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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