Weekly Market Update, Aug. 31/18
Posted by Liv Real Estate on
Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week’s numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days:
New Listings: 506 (495, 566, 581)
# Sales: 279 (285, 264, 247)
Ratio: 55% (58%, 47%, 43%)
# Price Changes: 499 (528, 553, 485)
# Expired/Off Market Listings: 343 (262, 302, 307)
Net loss/gain in listings this week: -116 (-52, 0, 27)
Active single family home listings: 4678 (4720, 4741, 4729)
Active condo listings: 2868 (2905, 2930, 2934)
Homes 4-week running average: $426k ($429k, $429k, $422k)
Condos 4-week running average: $247k ($242k, $250k, $230k)
Have a great weekend!
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