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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 $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.) H7 E9 R! L- k+ p$ W9 V" Y
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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.$ G( b( M" s; f0 M. z0 _5 ~7 h
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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.; s+ V! M0 `# }3 I% W( z
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.0 O p1 }# i- Z6 k- g Q
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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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But the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.
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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.) ]) c% O; ^# Q# \3 v+ j
# t5 A. ~! Y* z' ^. W8 u4 ?% xComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.
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H; c' x4 W3 J2 JComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,
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% g H. M( _2 i7 u+ EBoth REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.1 w! m3 v) h+ L) o% y% ?
+ a( v6 u+ b! n3 z/ e- lBut 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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5 X% w7 {, B" ?: V"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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