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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.
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# R, K) F+ j" n% s0 N( n“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.# j6 }1 i( p4 w' X4 R
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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.# k" s, {2 ?: m: {2 O
* R" K5 A8 N) w7 K( rThere 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.5 w* T& k3 E! F. B: `
2 T4 G! V9 ^5 Q“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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! @' a( q0 s, \4 Z& mHighlights of MLS® activity
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. M: V8 K. f* zApril 2008 activity Record for( D4 {3 H0 X; S7 J) K/ z! L
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4 }! I* w5 F, YTotal MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80%
: L1 H, H0 Y/ \7 C8 ~Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% 3 h4 v2 L q M& z# c
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% . u* a- v5 o1 ?) p3 D* T" s
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
4 C3 G5 }* Q+ X/ H& yResidential average price $336,931 -2.10%
, D( ~7 }- `- V5 L$ o( iSFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% 4 P5 _& v; H4 l3 n, z" c! [( j
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
% E* ]7 ?& u9 ^. E" _- R9 `Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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