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Tue, October 2, 20074 Q# }* k) H5 R
House prices drop $10K in Calgary: n: F$ U' y' D! ?8 |5 H! t4 ~
UPDATED: 2007-10-02 01:41:36 MST* j8 G+ ^! o# t- ^ P# e) I: k
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9 ^$ i o. W$ A# D: t0 B- BBy PABLO FERNANDEZ, SUN MEDIA' g s$ _0 ~0 J) @
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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.4 K) |" ^" H' m. D6 B j
2 l" a6 U% g* A/ G. E0 p) r' LThe 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.9 ]. a2 I: i& d8 Q7 H- z* u
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Yet, despite the falling prices, CREB president Ron Stanners said city home prices are still higher now than they were last year at this time. f0 }/ ?% j7 A
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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."
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* ?( i! i) C" Z! ^0 C7 t1 M3 c: HIn 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.! t8 K F1 ^6 v& I7 S
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The pattern was identical in the condominium market, where more supply and fewer sales also resulted in more affordable prices.& c0 a/ N5 l8 t
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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.) o- U0 e/ l, `0 S
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The average house price in September was recorded at $470,888, down slightly from the August average price of $485,914. |
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