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Edmonton, May 5, 2008: The REALTORS® Association of Edmonton reported that the average price for single family homes dropped less than half a percent after three months of small increases. April sales of all types of residential property through the Multiple Listing Service® were lower than the two previous years at 1,823 units but higher than the more typical years of 2004 and 2005. _; A2 O: ]* p1 S4 u p0 F' q
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“The Edmonton housing market is stable and buyers and sellers seem to be coming to a realistic view of housing prices,” said Marc Perras, president of the REALTORS® Association of Edmonton. “In this market, with a very high inventory, pricing is a key component of a successful sale.” While the typical sale is completed at 97% of the asking price many sellers have had to reduce their price to find the level that would attract a buyer.
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Single family dwellings sold on average* for $386,033 in April just 0.4% down from the previous month. SFD prices are still 6.6% lower than April 2007. Condos sold on average for $256,947, a decrease of 2.3% from last month. On the other hand, duplexes and rowhouses sold during April were priced 2.3% higher at $316,065 on average. Overall, the average price for all types of residential property was down 2% at $336,931 when compared to March and down just 2.1% from a year ago.
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! H! r, z$ W4 Y4 m* r" fThere are 10,606 residential properties currently available on the MLS® (up 12% from last month’s record inventory). The average days on market was just 52 days; up one from March. There were 4,471 residential listings during the month and the sales to listing ratio is a low 41%. Total residential sales were $1.99 billion and total MLS® sales were $2.3 billion.
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8 a* t3 J; z' U5 t+ [4 b; B“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.
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0 H X- a0 a$ u) I2 V( z' j3 gHighlights of MLS® activity
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1 {7 c; S9 [4 Y$ u9 q5 j8 U DApril 2008 activity Record for. J3 Z( T, p. } D
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April 2007
4 e, r: c, @: I# {& Z5 L! g3 _Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% 9 z( @) A s% L; F0 O7 b' ~. X9 e
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% ( @$ Q6 e; x" g3 Q+ N8 q
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50%
) a' }+ F3 c h3 N2 q0 F9 {2 z/ h( dResidential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
) n4 v9 x/ ^- K8 J; ~Residential average price $336,931 -2.10%
7 y# g. C0 r) X( ~8 ]6 q$ P& vSFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
2 S; u/ I" w3 `+ CSFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% - q/ c; k! M) t2 L
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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