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Last updated Apr 12 2006 12:28 PM MDT
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The 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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The president of the Calgary Real Estate Board, Kevin Clark, says he's never seen anything like it before.; X! p+ T, q# v& h- R) I2 I9 `
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The 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.
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2 w2 E8 |3 z# b9 c2 e' SVancouver is the still the hottest market at nearly $500,000 for a single-family home.
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& e& R. v0 f% m/ dClark says there's one reason Calgary's market has shot up so quickly. " s% s: |/ m( H7 W5 o
0 ?0 Z- Q1 S: l# ~7 ^6 d/ Y"The numbers of our average sales prices are certainly indicative of the strength of the local economy and the Alberta area," says Clark.
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* u' `& U& v) h7 h6 r! F& h! e0 K+ ^"The market place remains to be a strong market place and economy remains strong so the numbers are reflective of that." " N. Y; P' w; V6 L9 \5 S5 n
0 Y; Y$ }. @. ]) S R( T6 uRealtors in both Calgary and Toronto say they've seen inner city homes go for as much as $200,000 more than the asking price.8 ?# j9 @* ~( _; `7 p
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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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