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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.- i. P5 b1 M! N0 ?- l( l
% B* A2 k! _8 a! d( T* F, K“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.. k& R% E9 M/ P: X/ u" Z# B
' G# i3 _* [* n/ 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.
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% Z) H3 Q6 O' L' t7 {0 L% TThere 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 $2.3 billion.# Y" e! V/ j6 {
; k/ B2 x$ X2 `: l4 P; y“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./ k; g# d; c& U5 G( f& H
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Highlights of MLS® activity" ?8 E5 |* B* d7 u" _6 }
# D, `6 ]- P6 HApril 2008 activity Record for
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April 2007
! y z! M, u8 S, ?: |( m$ yTotal MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% " f' l& N2 H9 V. ^$ R1 G" A4 A7 T, F
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% ! }% }) p7 A, ~ Z, g3 }
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50%
& G( e4 o5 ]! J+ L5 LResidential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
' |' ^6 ~8 l1 f: j5 C8 u$ g; M' hResidential average price $336,931 -2.10%
, j4 ~! A# l' k4 wSFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
' ]0 H: _( n- B, \0 R2 kSFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% 9 s! X2 n9 F3 C# X/ P$ U
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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