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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 $4.3 billion for the first five months of 2007." h" r5 t; q. h( A
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That's more than the entire year of 2005 and up 37.4 per cent over the first five months of 2006.
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Sales through the multiple-listing service had been constrained by a tight supply. But realtors listed 4,850 homes in May compared to 3,151 in April.
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With more inventory, sales rose to 2,839 units in May from 2,441 in April.
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5 ~: v Z! U( k* f+ ]' A* mBuyers enjoyed more choice, said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, in a news release issued Monday.! C8 ~& X; L" r$ g7 `( H/ ?
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But the extra supply did not relieve prices, which rose at about $400 per day.
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+ ^# S7 ]4 ^+ EThey 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 $266,100.% f0 H1 T$ Z" q- C( l1 G( z
. v! g% s, M& z+ Z3 JComFree, which sells services to support sales by owner, reported 1,212 new listings in May.
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6 P7 }* k+ r4 k2 V' ~5 |; \ComFree reported 556 sales in May at an average price of $369,400, for a total of $207.5 million,
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) Y. U1 N& T) F8 P4 r1 QBoth 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.* }- Y% V; f) B
$ o' b& ^& E# k! u- @% F"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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