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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./ N7 \) V- x A: b M
0 F. w0 Q. p+ U“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.$ G/ |) w! s% B. c$ g
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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.0 \; \7 A, h( Q
' J9 `% q- d/ V1 uThere 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 $2.3 billion.
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' p; a6 }3 b" r/ s, g, T; \& O“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.6 i0 x/ |: ?) ` w
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Highlights of MLS® activity
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/ |- ^) D# ?9 i% R, q! ]1 PApril 2008 activity Record for
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April 2007
7 _. d6 E; e; D$ q) d; _Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% ( p2 }* o( i/ P/ p" T
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% ( g- g- [ x" b' `& N- x& X$ y
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50%
9 {5 H6 \" a8 a& c8 F5 DResidential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% " b B5 T6 h$ {' [' j7 C8 M
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10% 3 }. I T6 g; Q: u- ^
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
) F/ Q7 F, {# w5 k/ j" ISFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% 8 s# O% B/ F% j, D1 `& T
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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