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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 2005.1 m% n0 w/ ^: ^7 K/ O0 d
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“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.
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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.
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* r1 x+ w c. Z s8 }" B7 ]4 jThere 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 $2.3 billion.) i0 B! m8 J L+ O5 A- Q; v- D5 H$ t
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“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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0 ^+ q8 M3 C- L6 I( _ H+ B4 rHighlights of MLS® activity3 W* S5 N/ t% {' h; A: s) f3 u0 u) W
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April 2007
. s U% b! w+ r1 N1 xTotal MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80%
( F' c3 b1 r7 h0 c- L+ dValue of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% 6 e* G6 c4 r7 i
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% ' A6 D* S, ^2 b l# |' q& S* `
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% ( l* J' ^- Q& b8 \: }
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10% * w# r H; R% V, q8 s
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% 8 }" t n# B2 x2 k6 j9 Q& ~
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% 0 i1 u6 A2 T' r: M7 D; u! p+ k
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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