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5月份 爱城房地产报告. p. U$ J/ A/ a' X m
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EDMONTON - Edmonton-area real estate sales hit $1.2 billion in May and $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007.
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That's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.( U2 E0 ?3 K. {/ N- v
0 P; ]+ s% Z1 M" [9 ]/ Z5 `Sales through the multiple-listing service had been constrained by a tight supply. But realtors listed 4,850 homes in May compared to 3,151 in April.4 \5 q9 v# o. g O) t3 V
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.0 J$ A/ V) Q+ b& X p, 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.( H6 n. U2 n% v1 D
9 L& f3 Q. t0 |7 [- zBut the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.
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a8 N9 L9 z; h) Y6 z- j* C7 A8 xThey 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 $266,100.
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ComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.* _/ f/ c: K$ T: F# l; f) {1 H9 J$ c
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ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,$ z4 J( z# r, _
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Both REA and ComFree reported average listing periods of 22 days for homes that sold.
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But 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.0 i4 X+ X P' t$ g
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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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