Edmonton Condo Market: Weekly Update - Part 1
Over the past few weeks I have been experimenting with different formats to show the weekly condo update. I have three weeks stats now so I will be able to start showing trends. This week I will be publishing the condo update in two posts. Here is part one of this weeks update on the Edmonton condo market (previous week’s numbers are in brackets). For the past seven days:
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New Listings:
- Edmonton All Types - Â 116 (118, 181)
- Edmonton High Rise - 18 (22, 34)
- Edmonton Low Rise - 64 (54, 83)
- Edmonton Townhouse - 34 (43, 64)
- Surrounding Areas - 24 (26, 30)
Sold Condos # of Units:
- Edmonton All Types - 50Â (42, 44)
- Edmonton High Rise -Â 9 (7, 3)
- Edmonton Low Rise -Â 25 (25, 25)
- Edmonton Townhouse -Â 16 (10, 16)
- Surrounding Areas -Â 5 (11, 12)
Sold Condos Avg Selling Price (000’s):
- Edmonton All Types -Â 237Â (208, 229)
- Edmonton High Rise -Â 210 (267, 204)
- Edmonton Low Rise -Â 227 (194, 223)
- Edmonton Townhouse -Â 268 (205, 241)
- Surrounding Areas - 229Â (259, 245)
Active Condo Listings:
- Edmonton All Types -Â 2179Â (2217, 2222)
- Edmonton High Rise -Â 338 (341, 338)
- Edmonton Low Rise -Â 1099 (1125, 1140)
- Edmonton Townhouse -Â 742 (751, 744)
- Surrounding Areas -Â 385Â (386, 426)
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| 21-Nov-08 | New Listings | Sold | Ratio | Active Listings | AVG Sales Price | Price / SqFt |
| Â Edmonton | 116 | 50 | 43.10% | 2179 | $237,427 | $230 |
| Â High-Rise | 18 | 9 | 50.00% | 338 | $210,444 | $252 |
| Â Low-Rise | 64 | 25 | 39.06% | 1099 | $227,272 | $230 |
| Â Townhome | 34 | 16 | 47.06% | 742 | $268,473 | $221 |
| Â Surrounding Area | 24 | 5 | 20.83% | 385 | $228,962 | $209 |
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Edmonton Condo Market: Weekly Update
Those buying a condo in Edmonton this week were frugal with their choices.
The average sales price for condos in Edmonton between November 7 and November 13 was $208,600; down over $21,000 from a week earlier. The average price drop also partly a result of buyers opting for smaller condos as the average square footage was 955 compared to 1016 the week before. The downsizing resulted in a drop to $218/sqft this week, from $226/sqft.
Buyers in surrounding areas (St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Leduc, and Beaumont) were willing to pay more to get the condo they wanted. The average selling price in these areas actually increased from $245k the week before to $259k this past week. The price/sqft for condos surrounding Edmonton this week was $240.
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| 14-Nov-08 | New Listings | Sold | Ratio | Price Changes | Active Listings | AVG Sales Price |
| Â Edmonton | Â 118 | 42 | 35.60% | 133 | 2217 | $208,638 |
| Â High-Rise | Â 22 | 7 | 31.80% | 24 | 341 | $266,857 |
| Â Low-Rise | Â 53 | 25 | 47.20% | 58 | 1125 | $193,956 |
| Â Townhome | Â 43 | 10 | 23.30% | 51 | 751 | $204,590 |
| Â Surrounding Area | Â 26 | 11 | 42.30% | 22 | 386 | $259,364 |
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With most of the selling activity in the lower end of the condo market lately it was positive to see two highrise condo sales downtown this week over $300k, which helped to keep the avg. prices for highrises up.
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| 14-Nov-08 | Sold | AVG Sales Price | Sold: Avg SqFt | Price / SqFt | Avg. days on Market | AVG Sales Price |
| Â Edmonton | Â 42 | $208,638 | 955 | $218 | 81 | $208,638 |
| Â High-Rise | Â 7 | $266,857 | 1035 | $257 | 94 | $266,857 |
| Â Low-Rise | Â 25 | $193,956 | 892 | $217 | 74 | $193,956 |
| Â Townhome | Â 10 | $204,590 | 1057 | $193 | 91 | $204,590 |
| Â Surrounding Area | Â 11 | $259,364 | 1080 | $240 | 53 | $259,364 |
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While selling price/SqFt has dropped for every type of condominium in Edmonton compared to the avg for the past 60 days, the price/SqFt for condominums in the surrounding areas has held steady.
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|  Sold: Past 60 Days   (Sept 15 - Nov 14) |  Sold | Avg. Sales Price | Avg. SqFt | Price / SqFt | Avg. Days on Market |
| Â Edmonton | Â 625 | $249,000 | 1017 | 244 | 63 |
| Â High-Rise | Â 84 | $294,000 | 943 | 311 | 70 |
| Â Low-Rise | Â 310 | $231,000 | 923 | 250 | 63 |
| Â Townhome | Â 231 | $258,000 | 1171 | 220 | 60 |
| Â Surrounding Area | Â 101 | $282,000 | 1195 | 235 | 66 |
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What are your thoughts on the stronger prices outside of Edmonton?
Edmonton Condo Market: Weekly Update
Condo buyers in the surrounding areas of Edmonton are willing to dig a little deeper in their pockets to get the Condominium they want; at least this past week.
Average sales price of condos in surrounding bedroom communities (St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Beaumont, Spruce Grove, and Stony Plain)Â was $245,400 whereas Edmonton proper saw average sales price of $229,800.
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Here are complete stats for the past 7 days:
| Â Â 7-Nov-08 | New Listings | Sold | Ratio | Price Changes | Active Listings | AVG Sales Price |
| Â Edmonton | Â 181 | 44 | 24.3% | 138 | 2222 | $229,745 |
| Â High-Rise | Â 34 | 3 | 8.8% | 18 | 338 | $203,500 |
| Â Low-Rise | Â 83 | 25 | 30.1% | 59 | 1140 | $223,127 |
| Â Townhome | Â 64 | 16 | 25.0% | 60 | 744 | $241,328 |
|  Surrounding Area |  30 | 12 | 40.0% | 27 | 426 | $245,350 |
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High-rise condo sales looked dismal, but keep in mind these stats are only for the past week. More background data and charts to come in the days and weeks ahead. Comments?



