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EDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.
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That's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.& n5 q. K$ ?, v8 W+ q, b
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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., n, O0 N2 i1 a/ h+ n
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.8 N) b: _9 A: e% ^/ E& j- ^5 B
" i2 d" N D' F1 |1 y" m, ?7 C! XBuyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.$ e, N- V" j: }
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But the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.. p2 Y9 ~" X' ^0 E: |
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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 $266,100.: K: t: R2 i; u _ Q* _& d* ~
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ComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.# a, C. ~8 j4 F F) R. _$ ~ }( f& b
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ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,
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5 u$ J4 N4 Y' h* r8 L0 UBoth 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.: H4 E+ D/ a7 Y) G A3 u
( w: }& s6 a! }; F4 r; @. X0 W"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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