What's expected for 2009. Sliding consumer confidence levels, augmented by stock market volatility and diminished oil and gas revenues, seriously hampered Edmonton and area's residential real estate market in the final quarter of 2008. The market softened considerably in October, after a reported 65 per cent increase in sales activity and a decline in the number of homes listed for sale in September. Buyers moved to take advantage of the glut of product on the market, making lowball offers tha ... Full Article...