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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.
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! F( t3 a l. r1 \1 HThat's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.3 a% c G+ B3 W7 D9 a( k
& Z! Q/ c3 F% @- F# I. p( tSales 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# a, N+ ^; ]5 `+ I- s5 R( {
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.
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Buyers 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.
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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 $266,100.4 m' s, f# |( @; ]
, J. Q) i) D. N" x! U& }ComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.# {# d& A: o4 G! ?) y L
7 K' k( G' ~5 o/ kComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,
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3 A* q0 E. u4 j" {, V8 l, v& p" M: kBoth REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.
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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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"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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