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+ n) P5 R3 K: d6 d$ `EDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.& B. v& R7 }7 L9 r) Y% q& n! w+ R
. j- ~ m4 U. ?$ L8 Q3 pThat's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.* U6 y1 E+ p5 Y9 l
6 }9 q+ y" K* O% FSales through the multiple-listing service had been constrained by a tight supply. But realtors listed 4,850 homes in May compared to 3,151 in April.
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.) I: E+ D4 ]1 S
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Buyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.* }+ e/ _& Q5 X4 p, \% e C
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But the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.* {' Z# r! L+ R% r$ b+ ^
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They climbed three per cent from April to an average of $354,410 for all forms of housing. Single-family houses averaged $426,028 while condos averaged $266,100.% Y6 L. c7 f7 F. [
# ?4 G/ ~ W9 G( q" M6 NComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.
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ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,- I& k2 n6 p$ @/ |% u
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Both REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.6 r' [. Z4 ?9 Q- P+ Z- R; a
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But fears of higher interest rates have hurt confidence among Alberta business leaders and consumers -- especially about home buying -- in a new survey for PricewaterhouseCoopers, released Monday.
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7 e0 L9 J8 L% f) p"The majority of indices stayed relatively stable, but people are less optimistic than in February," said Marc Tremblay, vice-president of Leger Marketing in Calgary. |
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