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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.! U7 \$ |3 X1 l& H: Q8 h; Y
+ ?, M1 Q& E' [ l" A/ K$ O“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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. S" ` E4 j N( H7 CSingle 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 $336,931 when compared to March and down just 2.1% from a year ago.
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, p5 Z' G: i$ M1 }There 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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/ N% w. ^5 c& I“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.1 e- G7 m( d4 o
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Highlights of MLS® activity
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April 2008 activity Record for/ u! L V9 L8 u4 \
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Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% $ s4 |7 c( M% f" ]0 c Q: u
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% $ S3 p# `6 r$ \. x9 j
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50%
' c5 C; q# E9 MResidential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
5 V0 y! l: j% o+ P" l4 o+ LResidential average price $336,931 -2.10%
- b* a# |9 {6 V* u6 f& a4 Y% TSFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% C& I5 e3 v- W4 T9 I* w" T
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% # S# Q* k6 r& n5 \: ?- W' D
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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