Edmonton is still leading the house prices nationwide

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EDMONTON - Edmonton will see the biggest jump in housing prices in Canada this year, according to a major Scotiabank study released Wednesday.
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"Edmonton is the only city to meet all three criteria of strong demand, tight supply and affordability," said Scotiabank economist Adrienne Warren, who studied 23 Canadian cities.
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"This powerful combination will sustain a market-leading pace of construction, sales and
1 m' `1 ^4 \" f9 P# i: c  hHousing demand in Edmonton is sustained by Canada's second-highest rate of combined population and employment growth, trailing only Calgary