Calgary housing prices mark milestone

屯民

Last updated Apr 12 2006 12:28 PM MDT
CBC News
1 o+ L, g' O. v9 b; K' F! \3 mThe cost of a single-family dwelling in Calgary has surpassed the average price of a similar home in Toronto by about $5,000.

The president of the Calgary Real Estate Board, Kevin Clark, says he's never seen anything like it before.
* G2 N+ y! W( k+ M" G
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.
+ Q" |/ U2 O) @& ]9 f/ \9 h; l
0 z* Q; _: ^  p# Y2 E4 xVancouver is the still the hottest market at nearly $500,000 for a single-family home.

0 @& @+ c. b$ t1 u- U! g5 `Clark says there's one reason Calgary's market has shot up so quickly.
& v0 [, D2 E" D" h; h6 y+ Y
: k  h7 b" J) c8 f$ ~"The numbers of our average sales prices are certainly indicative of the strength of the local economy and the Alberta area," says Clark.
/ R+ n; L4 p$ G" P
"The market place remains to be a strong market place and economy remains strong so the numbers are reflective of that."

8 @) K, ?5 ]& v! d1 H! J+ S$ uRealtors in both Calgary and Toronto say they've seen inner city homes go for as much as $200,000 more than the asking price.
, U5 C; n" K$ X' a
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.

大棒骨

哈哈~~~~

* \" ?1 g+ u& V6 ]! z& z注意是苦笑噢。