Edmonton, August 2, 2023: Total residential unit sales in the Greater Edmonton Area (GEA) real estate market for July 2023 hit 2,323, increasing 14.9% compared to July 2022, but dropped 10.4% from June 2023. New residential listings were down 7.7% year-over-year from July 2022, while also noting a drop of 9.2% from June 2023. Overall inventory in the GEA was down 17.3% from July of last year, and down 2.4% from the previous month.

For July, detached unit sales were up 10.9% from July 2022 and decreased 12.7% from June 2023 at 1,391. Semi-detached unit sales were down 11.2% month-over-month but increased by 11.2% from this time last year.

Total residential average prices hit $409,986, a 2.0% decrease from July 2022, and a drop of 0.6% from June 2023. Detached homes averaged $503,542, noting a 0.8% year-over-year drop and a 0.6% increase from June 2023. Semi-detached sold for an average of $378,902, resulting in a 2.3% increase year-over-year, and a decrease of 1.0% from the previous month.

Detached homes averaged 44 days on the market, increasing four days from June 2023. Semi-detached homes averaged 35 days on the market, increasing one day from the previous month. Overall, all residential listings averaged 45 days on the market, increasing by seven days year-over-year and three days from June 2023.

Sourced from RAE