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5月份 爱城房地产报告
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EDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.+ a. [1 S! k6 M% }* U: ]. |
4 p( ]7 m g, EThat's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.
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Sales through the multiple-listing service had been constrained by a tight supply. But realtors listed 4,850 homes in May compared to 3,151 in April.6 q; G# c; W5 Y& \! }0 S
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.
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Buyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.( L7 C" X# j* J/ e) u `1 i
0 l* E5 x0 z `$ LBut the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.* ^! S8 o! E2 n& F7 p
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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.
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( A" Z- Q2 r4 e( X* ^ComFree, 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,
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( }% Q, b8 k! a9 L# K) x4 U0 i9 MBoth REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold. u8 i9 ?5 ~* y% N) \
9 A1 ^1 U' P# [* m; d" B5 OBut 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. g: W' e( n+ ?7 }& n: m
* q# | V! u+ o, F"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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