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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 2005.9 G0 C. C- ^7 p8 L0 l' p \
) C; K6 T B y P; i“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 $336,931 when compared to March and down just 2.1% from a year ago.% Z6 f9 A1 K, ^& Y
8 k$ F p" i) kThere 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 $2.3 billion.+ K! M8 L8 H' u9 ]
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“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.6 e; r) r; }. X* p S$ ?6 Y4 N; d
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0 j8 ^. V5 m1 }6 S4 q1 AHighlights of MLS® activity# k1 t, p, V! z5 L$ \7 Z
% B- e0 _3 m: v' _April 2008 activity Record for% L) c3 e: B( j- z) v
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April 2007
' {& `! q g, ^- |: KTotal MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% v9 b1 R2 v `, i- A# V x4 R
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80%
) h* B0 h' i8 T5 e- k1 L( G `Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% ' c- W; l- d( v9 V' D
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
7 |6 E+ R) t0 r U. e+ F1 E( zResidential average price $336,931 -2.10% ( B4 n) O0 w0 B
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% % D( [$ A: {2 f
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% 6 _# J! [% L3 s, n n
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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