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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." y7 w' d+ W, r
' ^5 U$ i; h. h, B; 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.1 ~5 b- Q% Y$ `4 n% q; [, P
: w a* H5 W* m% \3 F( oSingle 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./ Q) y/ d8 ^# H: r* T% e# |, K( g
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There 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 $2.3 billion.
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“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.
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Highlights of MLS® activity# a- U/ _. }2 R# s8 M
8 n: K& J# A0 x; |1 j5 @1 vApril 2008 activity Record for
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% z; l* d W4 M4 I7 zTotal MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80%
3 N$ O6 V# C" U. S6 [- mValue of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% ; a2 a" I$ f* W( M( r2 Q- m
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% 5 P: y" x4 W/ @
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
% H8 U2 L9 F w0 YResidential average price $336,931 -2.10%
: |" F4 Y! U2 w& ^- YSFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% / m! C5 G6 w. H) f* n" s6 l8 b
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
: U2 h% ]7 R, ]& B# k# @9 x1 v; a9 m# ECondo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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