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5月份 爱城房地产报告
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- U \. @/ w" K. K8 X9 S7 FEDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.
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; j$ Z% z* L m3 GThat's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.6 U& \ A* h# T }& a, q! q
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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.% t5 j/ d9 M* K# i! d# P. g
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.
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' _* H: v* Y% EBuyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.
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But the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.* E | R0 t: b& m2 V5 [5 L
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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.* q9 D) ~8 }/ k6 E7 @ }2 q
/ t4 N0 z; ?7 \& {6 x- KComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.
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ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,! Q3 D6 C K7 _9 [ d
2 Y8 \: Y# R7 w( M, x6 tBoth REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.. I% F. v1 D' \3 l8 P$ Z9 @! v
( L' r5 y8 T" Q8 p$ H& {$ FBut 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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, L8 ~8 i1 U/ g% Z" q"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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