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5月份 爱城房地产报告& z. N0 h6 N- p x& I! l
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EDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.' ~- \. _; Z) f! K! \, E
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Sales through the multiple-listing service had been constrained by a tight supply. But realtors listed 4,850 homes in May compared to 3,151 in April. \4 ~$ q) \- h5 f+ ]8 Q6 m& ?
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.& u$ n g/ L8 z x
6 T# x: E3 x, C9 X( _Buyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.
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, c+ d" P: i0 T% \& |, T- H6 UBut the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.5 r) n1 X; \4 L9 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 $266,100.
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- y8 `- z% ~( Q3 K+ \. S" fComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.' ]8 ^+ h+ }* T$ R! S
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ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,5 d: b- I. L' l- v5 X* C
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Both 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., b2 G/ z4 G* C# A8 N
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"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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