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http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/10/02/4542538-sun.html
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! V2 O- I: _% _# A8 v$ u6 q4 r% _4 ATue, October 2, 20077 K$ R/ e# u4 P. l, b6 g+ H, ]0 L
House prices drop $10K in Calgary
7 p2 y5 T8 m+ L: b; Y' f" a4 iUPDATED: 2007-10-02 01:41:36 MST
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% G" T3 h% q, \% N- O; [By PABLO FERNANDEZ, SUN MEDIA* F1 y9 R' C: m! e8 ]/ G
7 N! A3 k9 Y4 y7 w- |( ]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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8 V, b( d. ?. i4 J; H2 v: QThe median price of homes, the middle value of homes sold, fell to $420,500 last month, down from $430,000 in August, said the Calgary Real Estate Board in its monthly housing sales report.( ^6 \2 c5 ^. S, Y {6 k+ o0 g5 R
% Y* \; k J5 z, R [. b$ ?4 V! KYet, 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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9 @. n5 U" [' ?9 X"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."; I" }5 e" M2 x( |( a& E; X F
5 }3 K( M$ S% {% x" qIn 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.4 |9 v9 m) H) `6 n, h/ g$ z$ n/ R2 ]/ V
/ I! w4 h; s( s2 UThe pattern was identical in the condominium market, where more supply and fewer sales also resulted in more affordable prices.3 o- a3 V/ i& s* g$ }5 S
6 ? g0 M; z/ UThe number of condos going up for sale in September increased 10.88% over August, while there was a 12.66% decrease in units sold.! v5 U4 J2 D$ C- _; z1 `) _4 U( k4 ^ Y8 L
. X+ U% J" \9 Y% U. }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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