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5月份 爱城房地产报告
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4 w* h7 [5 p' L9 \5 f: m. LEDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007., |1 M) F2 M9 C2 P
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That's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.7 `$ [. ~9 e" N
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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.0 O0 L% s8 h7 N, X* u0 {
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Buyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.5 e. J" Z4 Q* D; J. _! Z; ?
6 E5 k" B9 s+ G! n# Z9 e6 H% L0 jBut the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.
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They 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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ComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.
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' s1 m) r5 }+ h+ BComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,, {) |, O+ V% p2 e$ _/ i5 G
0 ]- s) X3 @% O9 w: j, ]5 HBoth REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.
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But 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.0 d J* I( A* y9 X+ S4 P) R
4 o0 f3 ~, L2 c0 T1 F"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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