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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.! @% {- t& x, \9 e4 F) C! X& |6 q# D
6 s6 I" Z& ?" U/ K, {$ R; E4 S“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." X# ~" N5 x: A. X, `: \- X
7 A9 v3 z9 V& [( [% y) hSingle 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.7 c2 r7 M: ]2 d4 X
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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.- n+ ]& l' n9 z2 S& r# r: Y
0 \/ r" @7 ~1 E1 X) S“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.* Y4 Y" H7 }6 L' ]4 m8 c1 t
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3 O( d4 S1 r. v0 `. AHighlights of MLS® activity
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April 2008 activity Record for+ C4 x8 O X1 F' Y6 c2 _4 O
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April 2007
. I) x# K1 d3 K: a/ c4 ^+ I* h/ ^Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% & H; I% G" {# e) d2 @+ M
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% 3 c* ~. h7 d8 A. {: p
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% 0 f; a' P7 `+ U3 o; u! v
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
7 t& ?3 H- N1 ?: d, C& [% C, mResidential average price $336,931 -2.10%
m; N g, r! g$ d3 `SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
4 a" m% C5 L( f! e1 r- LSFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% & I! |# B2 @, [, v8 K
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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