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Edmonton housing prices have largest one-month drop in city's history1 V% g2 f _: g z
Edmonton Journal. `" S7 w5 G9 p& [1 p/ i
Published: 12:09 pm
& Z% J, b8 a4 W$ n. pEdmonton-area home prices fell by almost $10,000 in August - the deepest drop in this city's history.+ Y; t, g1 T3 N. e2 u" C. s
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The August average of $344,792, for all forms of housing, was down 2.8 per cent from July.
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Inventory rose to a record level of 9,185 listings with 4,331 homes newly listed during the month and only 1,229 sold.1 Y. r! u* o' W
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One year earlier, inventory was just 2,138 units.* c" \! o$ o* y2 v/ q* b3 Q5 `
! k+ J* g6 F# F8 V- C! UWhile sellers have lost the luxury of bidding wars, "buyers have a lot of choice," said Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton - which released the figures, Wednesday.
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Average prices of single-family homes fell 3.2 per cent, in August, to $403,757. That rolls them back to the levels of March and April. But they're still up 27.6 per cent from 12 months earlier.0 p9 X; Q$ K, G1 r
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Percentage-wise, home prices have fallen more steeply in earlier years. From December, 1994 to January, 1995, average prices fell 6.5 per cent to $106,645. From June to July, 1984, they fell 7.9 per cent to $75,800. From February to March, 1964, they fell 23.1 per cent to $10,720.- C8 t6 U& K$ n2 ~' S' t* ]& L
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