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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.
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“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.
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8 a1 \' I/ y9 z% f* p6 w3 x9 BSingle 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.% t6 `' q# {6 g2 z" p3 H9 J* I) D
0 b/ x, S4 ^6 TThere 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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' Y9 {, y2 q- q- j( _) Z, E“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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4 ~+ @+ }* Y: FHighlights of MLS® activity
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April 2008 activity Record for. K. e9 h0 V" G+ Q7 E2 x g* G
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April 2007
8 [: a+ N f9 [0 K) k9 V B6 BTotal MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80%
o9 j; N- m. x, eValue of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80% 2 n, x3 j; y3 o( L
Value of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50%
J: M* i# [ m4 q6 C9 SResidential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30% & S* k4 Y; d. Q" Y {- J
Residential average price $336,931 -2.10%
2 h& {+ v. R. S) x2 ISFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60% ; K+ L2 \5 m6 O6 x
SFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
: u: z$ y8 D3 y C4 Z- ZCondo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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