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5月份 爱城房地产报告
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+ [7 J% w) B8 Z& E: W# g$ T4 YEDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.# w& O/ q E1 a! N. `: u8 D
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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.
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! f3 A) o9 {% nSales 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.
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Buyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday./ S z* d0 |( b. R1 x
6 u- s* O" e- ?% h: |But the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.5 Z5 |/ J9 I' E( z) q0 G2 K! |* X
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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.% b ?/ L" L7 \' I" x( f8 o
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ComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May., r. J: B( X/ B9 w8 |' g
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ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,6 G# h. c9 _3 x8 d9 D% V
1 ^, G3 K* a- Y7 |$ CBoth REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.$ l2 e3 t1 {! l' x9 p
* b) P& A: U* ?" jBut 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.$ e! U$ m; v( R$ m9 ]
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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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