Edmonton is still leading the house prices nationwide

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EDMONTON - Edmonton will see the biggest jump in housing prices in Canada this year, according to a major Scotiabank study released Wednesday.

7 F/ M+ H6 `3 V  }8 z) ~2 x# X  B"Edmonton is the only city to meet all three criteria of strong demand, tight supply and affordability," said Scotiabank economist Adrienne Warren, who studied 23 Canadian cities.

, |: a& ?5 E1 o" E2 M0 Q$ L! C; n"This powerful combination will sustain a market-leading pace of construction, sales and
" O2 b6 I+ e6 I# J' X7 y: z# ~Housing demand in Edmonton is sustained by Canada's second-highest rate of combined population and employment growth, trailing only Calgary