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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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+ \. A v- w; k g% J“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.# K5 D6 W. { d5 s
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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 P; V! K5 \; G
# }5 w/ M9 ^: I* O# c" pThere 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.; y f" @6 V8 T# _1 q
; X# ]0 S3 ~# K( G3 C“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.# d6 \) o1 c, r% u* f
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: V( y( F$ B/ A7 \ e% \Highlights of MLS® activity; o9 G4 q" C. Y
) {$ u, z% a7 U3 {" [. ?: N3 `April 2008 activity Record for
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April 2007
3 n. |) u) y8 S* H: ~% u4 L- RTotal MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80%
5 B3 `; M- o, \+ ]Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% - m3 t$ V" s/ i/ T- u1 h
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% / ?: w) L h/ a$ b/ H1 v8 b
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% 4 N: U7 C( _3 L3 p1 S+ t
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10% 5 a! J7 h* z0 e8 B" c
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
9 Q' c0 j' G) o7 j! {9 b- DSFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
' J8 d r, J1 ~' z: ~ z9 ECondo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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