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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 $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.8 S7 e7 C, b0 ~! J0 ^' @. m8 }
1 Q- w& B2 `" }: ?( G* H. a! qThat's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.& B) ~( X/ Y# D; w' p3 [: v ~
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Sales through the multiple-listing service had been constrained by a tight supply. But realtors listed 4,850 homes in May compared to 3,151 in April.
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.+ x! i+ h2 t. [0 `4 q, p/ K
& w* S6 H, |8 f" B( |Buyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday., j8 I6 _: b# m+ ?, O- o
& c. ^2 Q$ x0 d. [% L: q) dBut the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.$ t6 B/ N* Y4 \/ t5 U6 h" T9 [& y- a
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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 $266,100.# _( x2 k; K, H
6 B5 l' f$ m# [: k0 OComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.! y" G+ [! |' Y6 ~1 ~
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ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million, l* X2 c/ F- C% r3 k8 ?- K
/ x7 {/ v9 A4 S/ ~& Y% QBoth REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.
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4 t: ?+ O; [: G6 u7 J' 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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- W7 j7 A* k: c"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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