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http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/10/02/4542538-sun.html
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Tue, October 2, 2007
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UPDATED: 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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3 n5 i6 x0 }: O* A8 _) K6 BThe median price of homes, the middle value of homes sold, fell to $420,500 last month, down from $430,000 in August, said the Calgary Real Estate Board in its monthly housing sales report.
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Yet, despite the falling prices, CREB president Ron Stanners said city home prices are still higher now than they were last year at this time./ L( z/ q* i+ ]) m% v1 ]% D% |
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"The market place is very good right now, but it has slowed down over the last three or four months," said Stanners. "It's beginning to move more towards a buyers' market but even still, sellers are still getting much more today than they were this time last year."
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0 F# j5 h$ r) d% E7 z V; KIn 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.2 Y/ U7 F9 r% q6 R# B
' ?6 _' ^- Y$ L1 M* lThe pattern was identical in the condominium market, where more supply and fewer sales also resulted in more affordable prices.5 v# }1 e# {6 q: E8 G0 Q
# g3 R) G' A2 N5 K2 L MThe number of condos going up for sale in September increased 10.88% over August, while there was a 12.66% decrease in units sold.2 G% L' i- A/ q& F2 j
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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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