Average house prices lower compared to January 2012

Average single-family homes prices in St. Albert dropped by 0.7 per cent compared to the same month last year, the Realtors Association of Edmonton reported this week in their monthly housing bulletin.

Thirty-eight units were sold in the last month, compared to 43 a year earlier.

The average selling price of a single-detached home in January was $434,894. In 2012 that price was $438,039.

The median price for singles in January was $391,500.

Seventeen condos were sold in January, eight more than the year before.

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Average Calgary house price of $428,655 in 2012 a new record

CALGARY — Average house prices in Calgary reached a record level in 2012, outpacing the housing boom peak of 2007.

According to the Calgary Real Estate Board, there were 21,207 MLS sales in Calgary in 2012 at an average sale price of $428,655, eclipsing the previous record of $423,770 in 2007 when there were 26,611 transactions.

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