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.

8 n) V. v7 n8 I1 k) S3 a- S) h"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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1 ^$ v# z1 \+ Q. |"This powerful combination will sustain a market-leading pace of construction, sales and
+ ]( T. l2 `0 }7 ~" i. z$ M1 q  jHousing demand in Edmonton is sustained by Canada's second-highest rate of combined population and employment growth, trailing only Calgary