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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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5 ]# ]( `$ K7 o- ~2 b: [% W, B* `“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.( P8 r6 R2 i" }5 s7 b1 A; j
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Single 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.
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% b6 t/ X, h9 l: o2 HThere 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 $2.3 billion.2 N# E. L" e) D7 p' b
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“It is hard to draw comparisons to last year,” said Perras. “Prices were still going up at this time last year and inventories were about one quarter what they are now. It’s a much different market in 2008.” He encouraged all buyers and sellers to consult with their REALTORS® for the best advice on current market trends and conditions.
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8 i" h2 {" y: X$ @7 h1 f( R8 Q5 UHighlights of MLS® activity/ C& b! H( u* G7 K6 ~$ r
' g$ l, a# A- F& d, ]) NApril 2008 activity Record for
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April 2007
5 ~/ K) O* B2 s; GTotal MLSsales this month 2,047 -25.80%
8 G' Z+ ]7 r8 {; ^Value of total MLSsales – month $699 million -28.80%
2 _& m( N9 d. P/ j: B: {6 cValue of total MLSsales – year $2.27 billion -27.50% - M) m7 f* h5 J9 Z
Residential¹ sales this month 1,823 -25.30%
& C1 C2 p4 A5 P& I: rResidential average price $336,931 -2.10%
2 ]) b! |7 ^; B1 eSFD² average selling price – month $386,033 -6.60%
( C" P# O, l V) D( [9 XSFD median³ selling price $372,500 -6.60%
6 h* M( v9 e* QCondo average selling price $256,947 -1.60% |
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