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5月份 爱城房地产报告
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EDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.
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; j _2 a; o4 wThat's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.
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1 R+ n5 s$ b1 W. c' V/ X# }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." N# C5 j# Y. C3 O; v
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Buyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.
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& J/ R- a( K# h2 C" zBut the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.( s! h4 P4 r; c9 @+ Y
* g8 L" x4 o: l# a; b5 t/ w9 YThey 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 $266,100.
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ComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.) l: t( i \% H( I$ w
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ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,
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Both REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold., L( `+ K/ }! N
) A! S3 G* r$ A( pBut 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.& q) ? g) u+ Q4 j7 `2 P
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"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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