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5月份 爱城房地产报告2 D6 Q# \1 }* N; y3 x
1 {' L9 n- T! { f; x9 rEDMONTON - 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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That's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.; B; x. A; G S0 U3 E t" {
( n* S3 g( H/ r- USales 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.4 y) l4 V+ R/ J* m) y# Z
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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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But the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.
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_: I T% {- {) jThey 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.. ]) Y; f* l: w0 V
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ComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.: {- u4 C/ a* Y4 _* l9 O' B3 p
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ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,
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Both REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.( C# D9 k, A& i% o
) @2 g. I) @4 nBut fears of higher interest rates have hurt confidence among Alberta business leaders and consumers -- especially about home buying -- in a new survey for PricewaterhouseCoopers, released Monday.
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4 {1 z' o9 f$ s. J"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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