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http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/10/02/4542538-sun.html: y# _. D/ }0 z/ J; h" F* t6 ?
- U* ~) W* _/ QTue, October 2, 2007
7 ]& B3 m0 e/ J: O+ gHouse prices drop $10K in Calgary
- V& f1 F% X9 i& pUPDATED: 2007-10-02 01:41:36 MST. x# H* a# ~* v' W
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By PABLO FERNANDEZ, SUN MEDIA7 Y, R& I6 P6 S H/ R, I- \
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Calgary house prices sank $10,000 last month, the fourth decline in a row as inventory jumped and sales slumped, according to statistics released yesterday.3 {4 b$ M* [$ f
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The median price of homes, the middle value of homes sold, fell to $420,500 last month, down from $430,000 in August, said the Calgary Real Estate Board in its monthly housing sales report.
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' v$ R; M ]& m9 SYet, despite the falling prices, CREB president Ron Stanners said city home prices are still higher now than they were last year at this time.+ W1 u) V( z3 p' h0 _
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"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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+ ?; k& e: T7 K+ R; }In 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.. r- t" z- c- Z$ L7 N9 c6 l9 u
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The pattern was identical in the condominium market, where more supply and fewer sales also resulted in more affordable prices.* P# }6 E- I. h
8 H {% W4 B7 c7 @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.
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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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