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5月份 爱城房地产报告
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# v9 q* \: e+ t3 r; p' REDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.
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That's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.& j9 [0 Y W# b/ N9 v2 h4 f
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Sales through the multiple-listing service had been constrained by a tight supply. But realtors listed 4,850 homes in May compared to 3,151 in April.' k, b' G( a. Q( R' b
5 |5 X3 f5 g- y+ D* U( ~' W. y% v9 XWith more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.9 J" y' n+ @6 y2 c
2 B' n# D5 l W$ wBuyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.2 Y2 }. z6 R2 u3 d! z" E+ y9 c- X
! I: @3 V6 z# m3 N5 T0 {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 $266,100.8 J9 `+ N/ z& N
6 |( {$ Q8 A* G3 pComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.' k) ]* F, C9 a3 n: }
3 W6 w0 N1 `- v( t+ x: `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.! Y2 W7 a; d5 q( v
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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.! E* _2 Z0 F2 W
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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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