Realtors Association Edmonton real estate stats are out for the month of April 2020 and as expected we are seeing the effects of social distancing. Home sales and listings down amid COVID-19, new tools and practices emerge to help buyers and sellers adapt.

“The Edmonton market experienced a significant decrease in year-over-year unit sales, with some downward impact on pricing,” says REALTORS® Association of Edmonton Chair Jennifer Lucas. “Of course, with the outbreak of COVID-19 and the social distancing measures currently in place, this type of market decline is not surprising. There have been significantly fewer sales of single family homes, condos and duplexes than in April of last year. Single family home pricing decreased 4.14%, duplexes are down 0.30%, and condos are down 2.42% year-over-year.”

Total residential unit sales in the Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) real estate market for April 2020 decreased 55% compared to April 2019 and decreased 35.68% from March 2020.

The number of new residential listings is down year over year, decreasing 46.37% from April 2019. New residential listings are down month over month, decreasing 30.66% from March 2020. Overall inventory in the Edmonton CMA fell 19.65% from April of last year and decreased 0.15% from March 2020.

For the month of April, single family home unit sales are down 55.39% from April 2019 and down 34.53% from March 2020. Condo unit sales decreased 58.77% from April 2019 and decreased 42.01% from March 2020. Single family homes averaged 58 days on the market, a three-day increase from last year. Condos stayed the same as last year at 71 days on the market while duplexes averaged 74 days on market, a seven-day increase compared to April 2019. Overall, all residential listings averaged 64 days on market, a 6.67% increase year-over-year, and increased by four days compared to the previous month.

• All data from REALTORS Association of Edmonton

While selling activity has been cut in half, people are still buying and selling. We have also been spending this past month providing complimentary selling consultations and helping clients prepare their homes for sale. And over the past week we have seen dramatic increase on online views of our Google business page and property listings.

If you find yourself in a position where you do need to sell in the near future –we will do everything we can to navigate you through this time and together start developing a plan that best suits your needs and your specific property. With your best interest in mind, we will get in front of the market and get you the most out of your home.

We are here to help!

Alison Murray, B.Comm, REALTOR
REMAX REAL ESTATE
C. 780.619.9812
E. Alison@infoEdmonton.ca