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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.
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“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.' t2 ]8 u' p4 @' t
" I0 O- h& `3 l% {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.
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: R1 k' M2 r' GThere 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 $2.3 billion.
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' d( X+ P1 t$ P( Q, z4 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.
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" Z. {% [; T+ D g1 rHighlights of MLS® activity4 y# o9 y4 G& m& ~) m7 a( d1 f
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April 2008 activity Record for- J y3 l0 ~" `1 I, J6 P, a
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Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% 8 p. b+ Q8 x) \# f4 P; e
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80%
! X- r [# S; }& {* qValue of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% 8 C- \& h" X- _0 g! d
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% % \9 D3 `! z; T' [, A
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10% 7 Y" n. ~# o9 M
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
, C' S4 T) M9 Q7 cSFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60% 8 d7 t9 i) @% J& r* J
Condo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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