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http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/10/02/4542538-sun.html
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! n- j0 } I: W8 Z, m1 q) N* R9 FHouse prices drop $10K in Calgary
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By PABLO FERNANDEZ, SUN MEDIA- F3 F1 d; z% u1 L- g
) @: u; D6 o& t g5 @Calgary house prices sank $10,000 last month, the fourth decline in a row as inventory jumped and sales slumped, according to statistics released yesterday.
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_( y# S, v. k% c" XThe median price of homes, the middle value of homes sold, fell to $420,500 last month, down from $430,000 in August, said the Calgary Real Estate Board in its monthly housing sales report.
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Yet, despite the falling prices, CREB president Ron Stanners said city home prices are still higher now than they were last year at this time.
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! L6 U9 n3 h8 l% T8 o7 i8 c"The market place is very good right now, but it has slowed down over the last three or four months," said Stanners. "It's beginning to move more towards a buyers' market but even still, sellers are still getting much more today than they were this time last year." }9 d. V6 i" J' c7 ^5 y3 h- Q
0 R* O: y2 ]# T4 xIn fact, the median price of single-family homes in Calgary remained 9.68% higher in September than the same month last year. The number of single-family homes on the market jumped 5.15%, but sales slipped 19.03% in September from August, CREB figures say./ J# x5 d3 s+ u7 C1 c! N: n
' R6 \" e b# x7 w* r: ]0 PThe pattern was identical in the condominium market, where more supply and fewer sales also resulted in more affordable prices.
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- E9 D! Z: I2 t# R0 pThe number of condos going up for sale in September increased 10.88% over August, while there was a 12.66% decrease in units sold.
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The average house price in September was recorded at $470,888, down slightly from the August average price of $485,914. |
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