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5月份 爱城房地产报告
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, e# L8 H/ ^+ t4 qEDMONTON - 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., b0 t* \/ f; t: @& v& A( j
& M: u/ h) l. |, ]" ?6 }3 e9 [: [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.4 C% u ^+ w) t8 d. K' o" P! I
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Buyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.9 X) z3 k r* |9 e5 c
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But the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day." D0 k A" ]- `+ |% r5 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.) \ u% i4 A: _" o2 t
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ComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.! l! a5 A/ U% d2 D& ?& j
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ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,; Q& P& s* q; }3 O* w3 H
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Both 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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