Paul Blais Top Edmonton Realtor

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Edmonton's April Real Estate Market

Edmonton's April real estate activity reported continued month-over-month growth as the Spring market advanced.

Overall sales increased over March figures by 8.4%, as new listings dropped by 0.2%. Compared to last April, sales of houses and townhouses increased by 29.72% and 4.70% respectively, condo apartments also saw increased sales over last April by 0.43%.

Single-family property sales in April numbered 825 homes at a median sale pric... read more...

Edmonton's March Market

Edmonton's March real estate activity showed healthy month-over month results as the Spring market went into full bloom.

Overall sales increased over February figures by 31.13%, and listings grew by 20.43%.  Compared to last March, s a l e s o f h o u s e s a n d townhouses increased by 13.83% and 6.82% respectively, while sales of condo apartments fell below sales last March by 20.0%.

Sing... read more...

Edmonton's February Market

The Edmonton and area real estate market mirrored fluctuations recorded in most Western Canadian markets. Sales increased substantially compared to January, but fell short of activity one year ago.

The exception to the pattern was in sales of single-family detached homes, which numbered 568 this February, higher than both last year and last month by 16.6% and 38.2% respectively. The median price ($347,875) was 0.8% higher than January 2012 and 2.3$ higher tha... read more...

Edmonton's January Market

The Edmonton and area real estate market followed the usual trend this January, with prices generally lower than the previous month and sales on par. Except for the condo market, year-over-year prices and residential sales were up.

"We are predicting a slow but steady growth pattern for the market in 2012 and, as usual, this year started off slowly but is already showing signs of strength as we roll into spring," said REALTORS® Association of Edmonton President.  "Listin... read more...

Edmonton December 2011 Real Estate Market Update

Overall residential sales in the Edmonton and area real estate market recorded a typical seasonal slowdown during the final month of 2011.Overall listings in December declined by a significant 43.9% compared to listings new to the market in  November.

Sales of single-family properties (366) were 31.2% lower than November sales; sales of townhouses (76) declined by 5% compared to the month before, and condo apartment sales (151) increased over No... read more...

Edmonton's November Market

November sales in the Edmonton Real Estate market recorded typical seasonal adjustments compared to October results.

Overall residential sales declined by 13.7%, with apartment sales down by 22.7% and single-family and townhouse sales falling below October results by 9.2% and 9.1% respectively.

532 single-family properties found new owners during November this year, at a median sale price of $340,000.  An equal number of sales occurred above and below the median price.&nb... read more...

Edmonton's October Market

850 Residential properties found new owners in the Edmonton real estate market.

Single-family property sales (586) declined below numbers reported in September this year, but were 20.3% higher than sales in October 2010. The median sale price for single-family properties was $347,575 compared to $355,000 the month before and $341,000 one year ago. New listings of single-family properties totaled 979 during October, a decline from September new listings by 15.... read more...

Quebec City RE/MAX Conference

Paul recently was in Quebec City for the RE/MAX conference and came back full of new energy and ideas to put in place.  It was a wonderful experience for him and we are all excited to move forward with the suggestions his colleagues from across Canada and the US shared.

One of the main focuses on his trip was a face to face meeting with the Cross Canada Referral (CCR) network.  This is a group of independent top producing RE/MAX Real Estate Agents from across Canada who are ... read more...

Edmonton's September Real Estate Market

The owners of single-family homes in Edmonton and area have seen the value of their property increase more than many other investments.

While the stock market and dollar have plunged recently and interest on savings accounts is minimal, local homeowners are seeing a 5% increase in the value of their residential property this year.  Compared to prices on December 31, 2010, a single family dwelling has increased on average 5.1% and a condo has increased 4.... read more...

Edmonton's August 2011 Market

The average price of a single-family home has remained remarkably stable for the past four years according to figures released by the REALTORS® Association of Edmonton.

The average selling price in August has varied from a high of $372,000 in 2008 to the low of $367,700 in 2009. This August, SFDs sold on average for $370,438.

"Other real estate markets have seen recent boom and bust cycles that are not evident in our local market," sa... read more...