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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.+ Z' Q4 ?0 U0 o9 x P0 J5 n5 Y
8 Y6 P. E) j, [0 r" Q“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.4 U, g5 j+ P7 n. b% y9 k1 P
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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.% y" M' q9 i U! |9 o) I7 j! n
8 Z0 }4 X g+ 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 $2.3 billion.
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“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.9 Z0 z$ `! c+ e' W
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Highlights of MLS® activity
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6 K5 w9 }" y& m: h( Q- O/ bApril 2008 activity Record for0 b, Y: |/ n2 ~8 H
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2 V: v n* x, \! L8 Z z; lTotal MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80% " [, ]& Z1 d! b) \$ Q
Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80%
B% ~: k) k) i5 y F% N6 `Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% , p1 N8 \, M/ e# x: k1 k# N
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
$ i, h3 W! c; q+ }Residential average price $336,931 -2.10% . }5 N+ j$ U' R% G2 k" K8 F. b
SFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
, t7 D1 |. X0 Y8 L( JSFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
) J! f5 D5 [+ r8 [) aCondo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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