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http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/10/02/4542538-sun.html
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House prices drop $10K in Calgary
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+ |" x2 ]' J9 L4 h8 U. ^- nBy PABLO FERNANDEZ, SUN MEDIA8 s/ C* q0 @ u# h( ~4 q( H4 G
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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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7 Z4 P& m7 U. c, r; I6 y; H: fThe median price of homes, the middle value of homes sold, fell to $420,500 last month, down from $430,000 in August, said the Calgary Real Estate Board in its monthly housing sales report.& I: N c) t5 F8 a: H
' q$ R6 B& C3 A. fYet, 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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"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."% O5 U2 u- ^7 b5 z
- K/ S& o7 q; s0 U WIn 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.
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The pattern was identical in the condominium market, where more supply and fewer sales also resulted in more affordable prices.. t3 p5 l' k5 t3 i
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The 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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5 Y; W1 F$ C3 c* r v wThe average house price in September was recorded at $470,888, down slightly from the August average price of $485,914. |
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