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N4 G3 p2 ~# w0 {) Z. H9 ^EDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.$ z5 _6 t' c0 f1 }; X; P- O3 G
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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 2006.2 z* |9 Y* c; a( W
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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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0 }! K2 P+ q- k2 }% z0 Y3 O+ L, PWith 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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But the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.$ C5 T9 L7 E, V) \3 a3 D* I# M
; j) F' ?/ x$ C) @9 ~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.) i: C5 T; q+ W- M+ ]7 w
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ComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.: A! z9 _/ P. X! ^* r. h w) C
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ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,
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6 A8 }0 w! h$ S# P5 OBoth 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.) U8 [4 x( c1 Q& }$ P) @
/ N8 L! k. u* S- Q. |"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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