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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 2005.2 m) s( \# n( g, U4 B" _2 N# r
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“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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Single 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 $336,931 when compared to March and down just 2.1% from a year ago.9 K D; s" S$ y' a
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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 $2.3 billion.+ w2 u5 o* g, s
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“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.
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Highlights of MLS® activity
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April 2008 activity Record for
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Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80%
2 W5 K$ D4 `( l" wValue of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80%
, b6 }6 V: N2 uValue of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% 5 s$ x8 X3 H" b3 a+ Q2 m6 }
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% 3 j3 A; L1 L: K; ^. J6 w
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10%
' e: }% L2 z5 q" T* ]$ V7 Y8 kSFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% ) e/ _1 `# @3 C. b A$ x
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
8 l1 q9 ]- Z0 ~% @5 dCondo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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