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http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/10/02/4542538-sun.html
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4 d6 x' x$ D; n2 B6 X1 C: kTue, October 2, 2007
9 c9 b( x6 d. j( FHouse prices drop $10K in Calgary
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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.- `; W( j4 w( Z
/ L) l W) T# j5 T6 r4 IThe median price of homes, the middle value of homes sold, fell to $420,500 last month, down from $430,000 in August, said the Calgary Real Estate Board in its monthly housing sales report.
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# f% b2 i& h) {( IYet, despite the falling prices, CREB president Ron Stanners said city home prices are still higher now than they were last year at this time.
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* g1 t6 }# Y8 c# v"The market place is very good right now, but it has slowed down over the last three or four months," said Stanners. "It's beginning to move more towards a buyers' market but even still, sellers are still getting much more today than they were this time last year."6 c2 A- l; ]+ E( z0 i
7 N2 L( ]! P% R, J- T* r+ WIn fact, the median price of single-family homes in Calgary remained 9.68% higher in September than the same month last year. The number of single-family homes on the market jumped 5.15%, but sales slipped 19.03% in September from August, CREB figures say.
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: p( f. l1 M( JThe pattern was identical in the condominium market, where more supply and fewer sales also resulted in more affordable prices.' L" A7 v1 a( h% p
! K* D9 A) G$ U8 X; iThe number of condos going up for sale in September increased 10.88% over August, while there was a 12.66% decrease in units sold.! J8 P, p; |+ D
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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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