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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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“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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! H& C) s, i6 x1 XSingle 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 $336,931 when compared to March and down just 2.1% from a year ago.9 W; P! ?& k' Y9 K" z- b: s
& ~9 ~6 A2 a' P7 E! H$ T# {. mThere 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 $2.3 billion.
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# T3 s1 {) _. g9 H0 z' L) V“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.1 l4 D$ {3 x- O- h9 [1 L
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& ~3 F O6 h7 A/ W3 PHighlights of MLS® activity
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# f0 \1 `8 O2 H* ^( g" w3 r8 Q+ sApril 2008 activity Record for
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Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% & E9 w1 F2 g6 L6 O5 i0 }
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80%
7 {2 s- E. b: u+ S7 |Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% o) V0 i" g% l2 e% b
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% 0 r4 C+ B s7 P5 B ?
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10% 8 r( F* K! |+ T3 O# O
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% " D& Q6 i5 w* [0 |- }; }; s
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
# }+ G$ Z, W2 |+ Q) uCondo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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