Calgary housing prices mark milestone

屯民

Last updated Apr 12 2006 12:28 PM MDT
8 L9 `! J1 a+ v/ d: {" `" O( ZCBC News
The cost of a single-family dwelling in Calgary has surpassed the average price of a similar home in Toronto by about $5,000.
* A$ g5 Y" {% v/ v* R  z
The president of the Calgary Real Estate Board, Kevin Clark, says he's never seen anything like it before.

& c2 q" s- H% h, o) EThe average price of a home in Toronto is still higher than Calgary but the cost of a single-family dwelling – the most sought-after type of property – is about $363,000 in Calgary compared to $358,000 in Toronto.

. H2 h8 k8 w4 ]3 Z$ gVancouver is the still the hottest market at nearly $500,000 for a single-family home.

; {* v. @8 h% S! h; c$ r# GClark says there's one reason Calgary's market has shot up so quickly.
6 S, j* Y7 Y7 j, E" ]. g0 v; n3 l
"The numbers of our average sales prices are certainly indicative of the strength of the local economy and the Alberta area," says Clark.
6 S# g) f% J) i4 N8 p
"The market place remains to be a strong market place and economy remains strong so the numbers are reflective of that."
! K! r4 q2 i/ e5 z- B5 B
) G3 n4 o5 Y, B- O. D5 s' y" XRealtors in both Calgary and Toronto say they've seen inner city homes go for as much as $200,000 more than the asking price.
0 K" S8 M* Y; @7 X7 }. W
2 R' Q2 u/ Y# g3 qGeorgiana Woods, who sells real estate in Toronto, believes that market will cool off while analysts in Calgary expect the city's unprecedented growth to continue.

大棒骨

哈哈~~~~
! K2 m* ?0 L$ Z; C  x9 D
, ?8 X* d0 ?2 a( E注意是苦笑噢。