Weekly Real Estate Market Update, Jan. 27/16
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Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week’s numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days:
New Listings: 431 (449, 390, 256)
# Sales: 159 (134, 124, 97)
Ratio: 37% (30%, 32%, 38%)
# Price Changes: 260 (204, 205, 142)
# Expired/Off Market Listings: 136 (208, 179, 581)
Net loss/gain in listings this week: 136 (107, 87, -422)
Active single family home listings: 2,325 (2,245, 2,188, 2,149)
Active condo listings: 1,952 (1,892, 1,819, 1,751)
Homes 4-week running average: $426k ($422k, $420k, $424k)
Condos 4-week running average: $232k ($236k, $248k, $247k)
The Alberta Real Estate Association put out a very informative report on the real estate market this week, that includes a thorough outlook on 2017, with some interesting…
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Over the years I've been involved in hundreds of sales where parents were helping their kids buy a property, and I've seen that "help" come in many different forms. There are some good ways for parents to help their kids by a home, and some things that should definitely be avoided. So, here are my tips for the best ways for parents to help their kids buy a property:
What your kitchen looks like will play a major role in how fast you sell your home. An experienced real estate agent will tell you that the kitchen is the first room a potential buyer will look at when they are investigating your home, either online or during a showing.
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Kitchen renovations also have a very high return on investment compared to other home renovations. According to Remodeling Magazine’s Cost vs. Value Report for 2016, a minor kitchen remodel will recoup over 83 per cent of its initial cost. That means that if you spend $20,000 on a kitchen renovation, you can expect the resale value of your home to increase by nearly $17,000.
You don’t have to spend that kind of money to fix up the kitchen, boost your resale…
Today we're attended the always informative Housing Forecast Seminar put on by the REALTORS® Association of Edmonton. We always get tons of insight on the market and what to expect at the seminar that I'll be sharing here.
James Mabey; Chair, REALTORS® Association of Edmonton
Single-family home sales were down 5.4% in 2016 compared to 2015, and condos were down 14%. A further decline of 1.7% in single family home sales in 2017 is predicted. Mortgage rates are expected to have minimal impact in 2017. Condo sales are expected to remain stable in 2017. Total residential sales are expected to decrease about 1% in 2017. Single family home sales hot spots were Summerside, Windermere and The Hamptons in Edmonton in 2016 and Westpark in Fort…
Our preliminary monthly report on the Edmonton real estate market for December shows that we ended 2016 in much the same way we normally do. Sales of single-family homes were right in the normal range for December; 392 homes were reported sold in December, up 3.4% from last year.
Condos sales were down slightly from last December; 181 condos were reported sold compared to 184 last year.
The average price of single-family homes was down 2.5% from last December to $416,234 while the median price was basically unchanged at $379,900 (it was $380k last year). The average sale price of condos was up 0.9% to $250,358 and the median sale price was down 2.5% to $230,000.
The average price per square foot for single-family homes was down $1 to $273 and…
Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week’s numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days:
New Listings: 74 (190, 213, 278)
# Sales: 95 (180, 161, 137)
Ratio: 128% (95%, 76%, 49%)
# Price Changes: -152 (122, 127, 206)
# Expired/Off Market Listings: 131 (262, 238, 218)
Net loss/gain in listings this week: -152 (-252, -186, -77)
Active single family home listings: 2,364 (2,434, 2,544, 2,641)
Active condo listings: 1,940 (1,997, 2,070, 2,145)
Homes 4-week running average: $418k ($431k, $432k, $427k)
Condos 4-week running average: $249k ($243k, $235k, $236k)
Wow, time flies! Last weekly update of the year.... Next year is going to be interesting! I'll be attending the Annual Housing Forecast on Wednesday and will have lots of…
Your heating system works hard during the winter to keep your home warm and comfortable. The last thing you want is for your furnace to break down in the middle of winter. Just like caring for anything mechanical, you should check and maintain your heating system, at least once a year, to keep it running efficiently and safely throughout all the seasons.
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Here are some reasons why you should need to have your furnace inspected and serviced regularly by HVAC companies in Edmonton: