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EDMONTON - Edmonton home prices dropped an average of 6.5 per cent in November from October.) Q, J1 \( j/ S
- F+ @% _+ u* X' L) o. mSingle-family houses fell 5.3 per cent to $376,267 while condos were down four per cent to $252,277.
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* l2 J" c* L1 W1 T FEdmonton house prices now are down $50,000 from their May peak of $426,028.( h6 A# J+ V" D; ?
) a" ^ `7 ]% XThe volatile mixed category of duplexes and rowhouses plummeted 15.4 per cent to $311,193.& N% H+ r2 K- Y) v2 f
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The average for all housing forms, $325,060, is still up 15.1 per cent from November 2006.- `1 {' [0 I+ c7 w7 s- i9 u3 G
" n6 N# X/ d, D9 c' X) L ~"The current market is very price-sensitive," Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, said today. "If property is not priced right for this market, it may languish in the listings."
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During November, residential inventory dropped to 8,667 properties from 9,577 a month earlier.+ x) l; m& N5 X$ h% ^* p- G
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Pratt predicted that inventory will continue to fall and that prices will rise slowly in the spring. |
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