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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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Real estate
Real estate in Canada: house sales and prices, apartment rents and housing starts
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 | 10:27 AM ET
CBC News
The bloom is definitely off the rose in Alberta’s resale housing market, according to projections by the Canadian Real Estate Association. In 2008, sales dropped off by 21 per cent. They’re expected to fall another 19.1 per cent in 2009. Sales of existing homes will recover in 2010, according to the association, but will remain below 2008 levels.
Resale prices fell in Alberta by just under one per cent. That’s expected to continue with a decline of 8.9 per cent in 2009 and a further drop of 1.1 per cent in 2010.
$312,127 (April 2009 - down 7.2% from April 2008) $309,032 (March 2009 - down 10% from March 2008) $310,974 (December 2008 – 5.7% from December 2007) $324,906 (September 2008 - down 5.6% from Sept. 2007) $341,376 (June 2008 - down 2.6% from June 2007)
Single-family and multiple unit housing starts from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. statistics:
1,912 (January-June 2009, down 54% from 2008) 4,140 (January-June 2008) Average monthly rent for two-bedroom apartment from CMHC statistics: