 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/10/02/4542538-sun.html0 w: N- U, \3 W4 L1 X
" l3 [+ F+ c7 m+ G l4 `" x1 jTue, October 2, 2007# o% v; Y; ]1 q
House prices drop $10K in Calgary
' W! P4 Q! E# g$ C' `UPDATED: 2007-10-02 01:41:36 MST
+ E$ w# ]) B: D% m% i& U8 V2 Q# f2 m; z3 t8 k
5 h. f& r' b- o! m- B
By PABLO FERNANDEZ, SUN MEDIA \2 G( n9 [7 c+ `' g
1 L, G/ d! W& P6 PCalgary house prices sank $10,000 last month, the fourth decline in a row as inventory jumped and sales slumped, according to statistics released yesterday.
# g% l8 R6 I; z
4 D% r& D n" ` `& ]7 Z& q" G( {7 j) tThe median price of homes, the middle value of homes sold, fell to $420,500 last month, down from $430,000 in August, said the Calgary Real Estate Board in its monthly housing sales report.
0 T9 |; [$ b- H2 o0 x3 P0 x) l# g5 p0 _# t
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.
6 F5 ]( H' N5 X' w
6 j+ g' q& ^5 G8 D"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."
+ t) S. G! |$ ?8 r4 `1 p
6 m! A+ J4 p+ l- R3 H8 jIn 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. y$ d6 O# X: j0 V7 \
9 i+ f: p g( U1 a- @, p3 NThe pattern was identical in the condominium market, where more supply and fewer sales also resulted in more affordable prices.- H0 j- `/ H c$ K4 h& V0 a, L
- F6 r M9 {1 e) S2 I
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.6 e, ~4 R- I6 f& i2 [
$ z; `5 ^; S0 ?/ u7 q# f- ?The average house price in September was recorded at $470,888, down slightly from the August average price of $485,914. |
|