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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 2005.9 G: [' x! P+ r3 H0 ^# A8 [
0 e& O' K* O; 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.+ H2 D3 ]) X7 a
1 \9 i2 d( V* k8 ySingle 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.. w. ~* F0 Z1 r4 ?! b+ m/ x
' p& A8 q/ u2 I1 ]7 BThere 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 $2.3 billion., L$ j4 U6 o; b: H, Z9 ]* D" n
$ |" o) J2 ?4 p7 h. _8 Z“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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0 j( i. Z" A$ @- v- \$ `( jHighlights of MLS® activity
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! G* p# p- S/ @ p) E6 {4 c/ a c1 G3 eApril 2008 activity Record for! p6 v1 o1 K6 F
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Total MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% 8 |8 j( d% h. x. C
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% ; `5 m0 L$ _2 _$ M& b
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50%
+ s9 ~* U( h, ^) oResidential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% , H5 w$ Q) I" x( s5 u. m
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10% " T, Y2 D" Q2 ]6 q: b) y; |& e
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
* X; ?- S' W" b4 }SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
& ]) F$ O! U# \$ R6 l0 ICondo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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