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http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/10/02/4542538-sun.html
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Tue, October 2, 2007
1 ?( a) ^, v8 b9 H0 | OHouse prices drop $10K in Calgary
7 F& p2 |5 E2 U' }4 W9 XUPDATED: 2007-10-02 01:41:36 MST
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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.
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! Y) Z% h7 C* R% i0 `+ @3 y9 eThe median price of homes, the middle value of homes sold, fell to $420,500 last month, down from $430,000 in August, said the Calgary Real Estate Board in its monthly housing sales report.' i* G8 m: \$ @# e9 y ~3 v
# L# x" T5 ?, i3 AYet, despite the falling prices, CREB president Ron Stanners said city home prices are still higher now than they were last year at this time./ z. h: U# p2 d5 R/ B
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"The market place is very good right now, but it has slowed down over the last three or four months," said Stanners. "It's beginning to move more towards a buyers' market but even still, sellers are still getting much more today than they were this time last year."
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) w+ y9 Y6 ? D* o1 B. ]In fact, the median price of single-family homes in Calgary remained 9.68% higher in September than the same month last year. The number of single-family homes on the market jumped 5.15%, but sales slipped 19.03% in September from August, CREB figures say.5 K" M* k- ^" ^9 V/ B. ~
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The pattern was identical in the condominium market, where more supply and fewer sales also resulted in more affordable prices.
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4 r: ?) A1 l; ]% u5 E6 cThe number of condos going up for sale in September increased 10.88% over August, while there was a 12.66% decrease in units sold.
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0 J; [' k0 R5 n# a/ ^6 ^$ KThe average house price in September was recorded at $470,888, down slightly from the August average price of $485,914. |
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