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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.! F* R" G) R- u- g/ s
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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 $336,931 when compared to March and down just 2.1% from a year ago.- A& b3 ]7 j$ v0 J) A" E
' @. v$ a- } ^1 W/ WThere 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 $2.3 billion.
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“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.
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0 W% |5 v" o! O0 N7 _Highlights of MLS® activity8 t2 O1 B! G5 l5 W2 O. R% o
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April 2008 activity Record for1 W. j3 e4 f- u% I# j$ T J
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Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% ' i3 W1 l& y J! w5 v
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% 1 S6 y( d' _" A1 T- o9 Z! i/ m
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50%
6 [6 y9 B2 b/ `! iResidential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
4 j ?( m* G/ j, |Residential average price $336,931 -2.10%
3 F; U, R9 c* d: E! FSFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
" R, C1 ?0 O! }$ u" l4 ^SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
( }& ~ j+ I# |. KCondo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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