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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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. N0 X- h: b2 S# 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.& P( \8 d9 g- [
" U+ n- a( W, x8 h* d7 eSingle 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 V# c& ~ @+ t; i% S% i
/ W4 r) W/ g- y: eThere 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 $2.3 billion.
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. z! b8 s, j% I“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.0 x3 C6 N; e- t* @- t
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/ \; p( L$ P. c2 X; @* RHighlights of MLS® activity
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April 2008 activity Record for5 h; h/ D* d. u# A
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Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80%
# J/ [4 t; j9 p6 A5 LValue of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80%
9 \1 W K$ ]4 S0 x/ W/ z3 f8 PValue of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% , X% f# D6 r! n, ^) d
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% * }9 M" ?1 B8 i: \" u; G
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10%
3 V' F6 h- ~! s* ?" Z/ X: I% VSFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% 5 u4 @" F1 O8 V# T8 y
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% , |3 J! s. _4 m8 T# q5 E
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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