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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 $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.) E& O3 B) \- ^, [& E8 e4 N
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That's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.2 m7 y3 Y# z- M$ V) m
3 n* A4 t9 S" e0 aSales 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.. \4 @+ D- f Q. A' V
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.6 d* A# {* l: ^6 ?; z3 O c
0 Y m) H) i( v" f4 k$ mBuyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday. U# L1 u( Q1 E4 i- f6 p5 \
3 D( O/ q& Y4 c9 I! {0 PBut the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.
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They 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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! y# Z3 `! u6 d! DComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.4 @6 C0 ]# ]% W3 v% P0 d
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ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,
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Both REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.; y! L9 H% R1 r; W; H. @
: o' y. ]# i0 cBut fears of higher interest rates have hurt confidence among Alberta business leaders and consumers -- especially about home buying -- in a new survey for PricewaterhouseCoopers, released Monday.$ ^- ^- B# M# [7 N6 Q# Z
" q# G: R! w* o2 @"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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