Calgary housing prices mark milestone

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Last updated Apr 12 2006 12:28 PM MDT
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  P8 o: W: W$ ~3 L& DThe cost of a single-family dwelling in Calgary has surpassed the average price of a similar home in Toronto by about $5,000.
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# o9 |3 W8 X- c) L: H+ P# n9 {& T- @The president of the Calgary Real Estate Board, Kevin Clark, says he's never seen anything like it before.
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, Q: m; c" y  KThe 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.

: [, D  \7 x( a7 f4 p. U/ ~6 A1 RVancouver is the still the hottest market at nearly $500,000 for a single-family home.

8 N) x( a2 V9 L& u0 w$ aClark says there's one reason Calgary's market has shot up so quickly.
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9 x" w  b3 _0 z- w( [9 \"The numbers of our average sales prices are certainly indicative of the strength of the local economy and the Alberta area," says Clark.

  p& R2 b7 M6 d4 K1 h) o, E"The market place remains to be a strong market place and economy remains strong so the numbers are reflective of that."

/ j$ g" @$ M" t* ], [- g# zRealtors in both Calgary and Toronto say they've seen inner city homes go for as much as $200,000 more than the asking price.
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6 G. q+ ]: o$ g3 ]; V/ R! @5 F0 ~Georgiana 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.

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