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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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3 ~8 s) |( N$ N2 o ^6 Z5 }7 ]" E“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.1 o3 S1 e. x6 R6 v6 o
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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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There 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.
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. }) z2 @# U, o/ n& O* I“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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2 Q% E. f- \0 j* }" Z+ }Highlights of MLS® activity+ w& o+ Q P8 G1 J5 O* j
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April 2008 activity Record for- Q( |6 W( m" g4 ]
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Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% # @+ w2 X. V/ U
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% 0 p$ S6 }4 y) [
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50%
: q; o, D: \$ @/ e1 ]! \# ZResidential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
9 _5 C! Y5 w( e5 qResidential average price $336,931 -2.10%
2 W0 n% G- K" N0 B) cSFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
8 i0 {: J7 K" p9 ^SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
, l$ c+ C9 i& U/ U. |9 YCondo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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