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http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/10/02/4542538-sun.html' l- l( B. _+ w L' U
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House prices drop $10K in Calgary
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By PABLO FERNANDEZ, SUN MEDIA
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/ j6 N/ N4 R* o! `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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, }5 Z' d( G. j+ X' vThe median price of homes, the middle value of homes sold, fell to $420,500 last month, down from $430,000 in August, said the Calgary Real Estate Board in its monthly housing sales report.( w6 [) A% p Y& b) C
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Yet, despite the falling prices, CREB president Ron Stanners said city home prices are still higher now than they were last year at this time.5 _% G- ~' f$ |' m# |/ O6 l
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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."7 N* S3 U2 E5 @/ [: s% r. l# _) @3 P
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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.& a2 g0 N! a9 z. U# ~
9 [: g* c# X" x! ]The pattern was identical in the condominium market, where more supply and fewer sales also resulted in more affordable prices.) p# Z: B1 s3 }9 M6 l6 v7 v3 Y
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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.
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* Q: J' W9 P# p. A) ]; {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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