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May 6th, 2008

Real-estate industries report 8.1% revenue increase in 2006

– Real-estate agents, brokers, appraisers and other real-estate industries reported total operating revenues of $10.6 billion for 2006, an 8.1 per cent increase from 2005.

Statistics Canada says high demand for real estate has boosted both sales and prices despite a slight increase in mortgage rates.

The agency’s New Housing Price Index grew 9.7 per cent in 2006, close to five times the rate of inflation.

With a 37 per cent increase in operating revenues, Alberta’s real-estate market continued to lead national growth. Read more



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