Calgary housing prices mark milestone

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Last updated Apr 12 2006 12:28 PM MDT
CBC News
$ a( Q& n6 d8 ]  C( kThe cost of a single-family dwelling in Calgary has surpassed the average price of a similar home in Toronto by about $5,000.
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The president of the Calgary Real Estate Board, Kevin Clark, says he's never seen anything like it before.
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- e9 W8 Y7 m8 r1 FThe average price of a home in Toronto is still higher than Calgary but the cost of a single-family dwelling – the most sought-after type of property – is about $363,000 in Calgary compared to $358,000 in Toronto.

0 q% c% j: y# z8 L( {* n. `# M+ iVancouver is the still the hottest market at nearly $500,000 for a single-family home.

8 A9 V' e4 O: N7 q5 W, V4 H+ kClark says there's one reason Calgary's market has shot up so quickly.
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* t9 I9 N9 W2 T& q& ]5 n& Z"The numbers of our average sales prices are certainly indicative of the strength of the local economy and the Alberta area," says Clark.
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"The market place remains to be a strong market place and economy remains strong so the numbers are reflective of that."
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. e& F* v1 O) q) h9 \$ ]+ S' GRealtors in both Calgary and Toronto say they've seen inner city homes go for as much as $200,000 more than the asking price.
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  A. m4 }: ^3 `$ n4 h) qGeorgiana Woods, who sells real estate in Toronto, believes that market will cool off while analysts in Calgary expect the city's unprecedented growth to continue.

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