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http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/10/02/4542538-sun.html% H5 g4 b: Z( N5 L6 f, ^
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" I2 B6 H4 X; }( K3 a8 D, JUPDATED: 2007-10-02 01:41:36 MST
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By PABLO FERNANDEZ, SUN MEDIA
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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.
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The median price of homes, the middle value of homes sold, fell to $420,500 last month, down from $430,000 in August, said the Calgary Real Estate Board in its monthly housing sales report.
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: }0 S% C. R. @' `7 ]; x. dYet, despite the falling prices, CREB president Ron Stanners said city home prices are still higher now than they were last year at this time.
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" R3 S; t7 x9 h2 I4 k"The market place is very good right now, but it has slowed down over the last three or four months," said Stanners. "It's beginning to move more towards a buyers' market but even still, sellers are still getting much more today than they were this time last year."
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' c- V# K/ T5 o1 NIn fact, the median price of single-family homes in Calgary remained 9.68% higher in September than the same month last year. The number of single-family homes on the market jumped 5.15%, but sales slipped 19.03% in September from August, CREB figures say.3 q3 z! ^( w% V( Z: |5 l
6 k. {/ @7 W* d5 \2 c) _$ d0 q UThe pattern was identical in the condominium market, where more supply and fewer sales also resulted in more affordable prices.9 T% L) |! @' y5 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.; |( ~" ^( x0 T/ a8 }- T$ b
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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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