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EDMONTON - Edmonton home prices dropped an average of 6.5 per cent in November from October.; v( h- ?7 q f6 s& ^
, O+ _: j- f& z, XSingle-family houses fell 5.3 per cent to $376,267 while condos were down four per cent to $252,277. % R9 D: n+ Z5 G, v* _9 {/ e
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Edmonton house prices now are down $50,000 from their May peak of $426,028.7 r# n, g1 \( |, l! y0 v# `
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The volatile mixed category of duplexes and rowhouses plummeted 15.4 per cent to $311,193.& e: j- J1 `' `2 c: S
% @6 y" j' d8 G9 tThe average for all housing forms, $325,060, is still up 15.1 per cent from November 2006.
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"The current market is very price-sensitive," Carolyn Pratt, president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton, said today. "If property is not priced right for this market, it may languish in the listings."
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During November, residential inventory dropped to 8,667 properties from 9,577 a month earlier.8 e5 y* m7 u# |! v
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Pratt predicted that inventory will continue to fall and that prices will rise slowly in the spring. |
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