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EDMONTON - Edmonton home prices dropped an average of 6.5 per cent in November from October.( y( l# H/ A" q( _: O, Q9 R
; x2 u: L7 |/ l; `Single-family houses fell 5.3 per cent to $376,267 while condos were down four per cent to $252,277. D1 r. b }0 y5 X7 {! I3 U! g
$ I9 N& w7 ~% tEdmonton house prices now are down $50,000 from their May peak of $426,028.5 V+ P4 g7 T; S$ I4 P; q8 N& x
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The volatile mixed category of duplexes and rowhouses plummeted 15.4 per cent to $311,193.
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The average for all housing forms, $325,060, is still up 15.1 per cent from November 2006.8 F* Y1 |$ {5 }8 {$ M% I% ?, X% N- X
# }3 S5 ^8 k9 i0 F"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.") x9 k- J9 i2 D& c8 k, p
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During November, residential inventory dropped to 8,667 properties from 9,577 a month earlier.
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% R1 v. {, D% _! tPratt predicted that inventory will continue to fall and that prices will rise slowly in the spring. |
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