Archive | March, 2009
Edmonton Real Estate Market Weekly Update

Edmonton Real Estate Market Weekly Update

Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week's numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days: New listings: 449 (444, 405, 432)# Sales: 218 (202, 188, 197)Ratio: 49% (45%, 46%, 46%)# Price changes: 238 (275, 224, 216)# Expired Listings: 351 (102, 131, 91)# Canceled/withdrawn/terminated listings: 36 (31, 26, 30)Net loss/gain in listings this week: -156 [...]

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Edmonton Real Estate Inventory Update

Edmonton Real Estate Inventory Update

The final numbers for February were released by the Realtors Association of Edmonton the other day. Inventory, compared to last year is lower, and so far is increasing at a slower rate, but it is still much higher than normal:  The biggest difference between this month and last month seems to be the absorption rate, which has dropped from 9 [...]

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Buying Your First Home in Edmonton – Online Seminar

Back by popular demand!If you are iInterested in learning about buying real estate in Edmonton, here is your chance to learn from the comfort of your own home! Sheldon Johnston of Coldwell Banker Johnston Real Estate and co-author of the Edmonton Real Estate Blog will host an online seminar covering the basics of buying property in Edmonton. Date: March 9, [...]

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Foreclosures 101: Mortgage Insurance

This is the fourth in our series on foreclosures written by Stan Galbraith of Galbraith Law. The previous parts in the series were Foreclosures Part 1, The Redemption Period and Court Ordered Sale.Mortgage InsuranceThe only time the courts issue an order for foreclosure is when there is little or no equity in the property. Even then, it is only done when the [...]

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Edmonton Home Buyers Get a Better Deal in February

Edmonton Home Buyers Get a Better Deal in February

The average residential MLS sale price in February was $308,970, down 2.5% from $317,049 in January 2009. The average residential sale price in February 2008 was $338,347 in February 2008, $321,307 in 2007 and $211,531 in 2006. Looking just at Edmonton (as opposed to the entire MLS are) the average sale price of single family homes was $349,740 (down from $361,442 [...]

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