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EDMONTON - Edmonton home prices dropped an average of 6.5 per cent in November from October.
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9 M, n8 ?" I( f: @( w6 i3 l9 C: O) S% _Single-family houses fell 5.3 per cent to $376,267 while condos were down four per cent to $252,277. : z2 ^, H E: O% D, A
2 Y& P' D5 U; q a ~1 [( {Edmonton house prices now are down $50,000 from their May peak of $426,028.' X; F) n( a4 {0 f" L4 d0 ?1 T
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The volatile mixed category of duplexes and rowhouses plummeted 15.4 per cent to $311,193.* E+ M4 L& @4 d `! L9 X
7 |# O+ _( d& {6 _The average for all housing forms, $325,060, is still up 15.1 per cent from November 2006.- `5 x9 o3 {* e% K3 A+ Z8 m1 E0 W, G, W
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"The current market is very price-sensitive," Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, said today. "If property is not priced right for this market, it may languish in the listings."
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During November, residential inventory dropped to 8,667 properties from 9,577 a month earlier.$ f0 S/ W4 ]5 [0 m* v
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Pratt predicted that inventory will continue to fall and that prices will rise slowly in the spring. |
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