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http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/10/02/4542538-sun.html
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Tue, October 2, 2007
5 P! k" n e, {+ t1 u/ X" S& ZHouse prices drop $10K in Calgary
4 L& v% k* T# c8 @# g( wUPDATED: 2007-10-02 01:41:36 MST
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; x0 @9 o. Q$ t9 F% C$ bBy PABLO FERNANDEZ, SUN MEDIA; e2 ]% Y* I% W. h. U3 Y7 M. v1 c
4 [) k& P" f3 q( J# Y, BCalgary house prices sank $10,000 last month, the fourth decline in a row as inventory jumped and sales slumped, according to statistics released yesterday.; I# y# Z3 Y$ h9 R D) H3 f
: z( }9 A: A2 K) h) C" k7 b1 HThe median price of homes, the middle value of homes sold, fell to $420,500 last month, down from $430,000 in August, said the Calgary Real Estate Board in its monthly housing sales report.# X8 x# N( l! q# H$ E4 A1 `
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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." @# r) E$ |$ N( G& T* a
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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." ^ ~) W7 K, Y) ^! N
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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.
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The pattern was identical in the condominium market, where more supply and fewer sales also resulted in more affordable prices.
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/ I7 k; U: x9 V8 B5 N* `6 H2 h* tThe 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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