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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., Q% u9 u6 [9 m7 e. Z: M1 S
3 D$ m6 g F- }2 P2 i1 d“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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* l9 r i0 V9 s, K2 W2 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.
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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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Highlights of MLS® activity" |+ ~. O# L: u6 K; a8 u
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April 2008 activity Record for" I/ w% U% A' w3 O+ y6 H7 A
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Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% 4 d0 \/ A8 b1 X' k
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80%
. q' E" I$ g. K3 @& s2 c- lValue of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50%
* ~: U& V- `& P& H B. vResidential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
8 s& p% Q- x1 `8 O0 MResidential average price $336,931 -2.10%
7 {; h( i9 o: r5 G, z. bSFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
" a) _4 b* v5 c# USFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
) M- P u* w( B+ t3 U5 qCondo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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