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5月份 爱城房地产报告
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! ^* I! s& O1 ^EDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.7 Y8 [; c: `( A2 p% ?5 T9 e
0 K% J2 S [& D6 x9 W3 r9 a. vThat's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.
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Sales through the multiple-listing service had been constrained by a tight supply. But realtors listed 4,850 homes in May compared to 3,151 in April.
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.
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Buyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.& O+ T ?. C# Q- C
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But the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.& D. F: W# q: i; \8 R
# z5 c+ H+ Y# l6 K# yThey climbed three per cent from April to an average of $354,410 for all forms of housing. Single-family houses averaged $426,028 while condos averaged $266,100.
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5 C+ S! H+ f3 f8 D) o: r/ YComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.
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ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,8 B: q$ c7 s% F2 E7 n1 _
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Both REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.' a6 z1 ^, J2 k6 x# e# f
6 T9 c$ v2 E4 Q9 ]% Y4 y8 i' FBut fears of higher interest rates have hurt confidence among Alberta business leaders and consumers -- especially about home buying -- in a new survey for PricewaterhouseCoopers, released Monday.# m5 d2 ]( A; H E e1 H" H
/ k& \0 R8 F6 y& n"The majority of indices stayed relatively stable, but people are less optimistic than in February," said Marc Tremblay, vice-president of Leger Marketing in Calgary. |
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