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5月份 爱城房地产报告4 D, F4 K& r: t. r U+ O4 [8 z
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EDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.3 b, D9 Z- l) ~( b. t
3 e4 r3 I/ a0 _: lThat's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006. o. V- J; x+ k7 B
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Sales through the multiple-listing service had been constrained by a tight supply. But realtors listed 4,850 homes in May compared to 3,151 in April. c) S/ L4 V- O* C
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.
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" ]6 P+ E( z2 W7 K8 S1 Y# ?$ mBuyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.. P# h% A4 Y! F$ B: m8 R# f H
/ }* J' h, M+ Z( B N' m9 E& Q. @But the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.) g; K l& w% S( ]; ~) J
$ q. k& N$ s2 S2 m/ B% aThey 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 $266,100.
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4 c" x& M, n6 sComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.) m- j$ ?) J9 f* B2 f( [
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ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,
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: v+ L9 q; D. GBoth REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.
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, U! `# j6 }5 e2 r$ [( \, v& rBut 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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- I% l0 J4 N7 \( W. `0 N9 L"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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