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http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/10/02/4542538-sun.html
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Tue, October 2, 2007
( d& E0 \; w% N+ d! ?7 B" XHouse prices drop $10K in Calgary
8 L" N) A8 V1 x( JUPDATED: 2007-10-02 01:41:36 MST) T# A# j: y% \% K. |3 A/ Y
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By PABLO FERNANDEZ, SUN MEDIA% p. V1 H( c/ q! a
9 ^" R( I& |' {0 l5 t; hCalgary house prices sank $10,000 last month, the fourth decline in a row as inventory jumped and sales slumped, according to statistics released yesterday.- }8 q: W t3 Y+ ?8 j* Y( P) y8 h3 M
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The median price of homes, the middle value of homes sold, fell to $420,500 last month, down from $430,000 in August, said the Calgary Real Estate Board in its monthly housing sales report.; z/ g1 W. i3 B0 `3 A" J8 M
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Yet, despite the falling prices, CREB president Ron Stanners said city home prices are still higher now than they were last year at this time.- g9 q! v) o1 ?5 x" a5 O& o/ A
6 r% m+ f, f% r8 w2 D$ V s: {"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.", ?. P& h; w, y. N E
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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.9 t- V: R# i. ~) Y7 }
R7 \# ~0 m4 ]2 Q4 S) a z) [: IThe pattern was identical in the condominium market, where more supply and fewer sales also resulted in more affordable prices.
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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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7 Q* l, g3 |, l; p* GThe average house price in September was recorded at $470,888, down slightly from the August average price of $485,914. |
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