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5月份 爱城房地产报告
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EDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.
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That's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.9 k' @0 `1 Q" x0 f0 E7 k3 G$ h5 D
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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.
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.
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Buyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.
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# S$ }1 ~4 V6 d4 p+ V3 S8 s. wBut the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.$ I. N2 O, D3 q1 k5 x3 R; U. _, t
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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 $266,100.7 S( t& X: W2 w/ |$ O
1 r' T3 \: T1 _. vComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.
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9 c8 @ @' {/ N+ ~, v; o( L$ B7 B" KComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,- E$ |$ X- \, p- C( r' T
+ g& O& j% y* A& K# t2 WBoth REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.
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# |+ { J- ?% n* n3 GBut 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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& `) _- e# F9 a" E: b" ~ r6 G"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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