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Central air softener $56900 cc home in Alla gas 88f ireplace water LDrivacy fence uld 7265627 on this Summer living at its best Four bedroom home on large lot with heated inground pool Lot size 60 184 asking $59900 call Carl Emms 7285124 ale 269 Nelson Cr Stroud Large family room and games room with bar Three Bdrms backs to open space only $48900 call Helen Hopkins 7281662 $42500 bedroom home 200 deep lot attached garage hardwood floors broadloom in Liv and halls to view call lrene Little 7374266 tAMILv vnul cocoonnon QIALYOn Close to lake ranch style home with floor toceiling fireplace Well landscaped inground pool $89900 call Pat Lee 737 1418 Minesmg bedroom backsplit family room with Franklin fireplace and bar baths walkout broadloom immaculate Corby Adams 7286829 69 187 private lot baths main floor family room formal dining room deck off bedrooms call MacQuorrie 7286358 WEAK ECONOMY FAILS TO DAMPEN ENTHUSIASM OF HOUSE BUYERS The weak economy of 1978 failed to dampen the confidence of Canadians who spent record $98 billion on property transactions processed through the Multiple Listing System MLS according to iustcompleted survey by the Canadian Real Estate Association CREA This was 13 per cent increase over the previous year and involved 172833 transactions Average price of properties processed through MLS was $56778 54 per cent increase in one year considerably less than the costofliving increase of per cent MLS is an optional listing service used by most real estate boards in Canada and provides wide exposure of properties listed for sale The great majority of properties processed through MLS are existing resale houses and the tabulation of these purchases has been found to be the most accurate gauge of resale housing prices in Canada As expected the highest average prices were in booming Alberta at $76210 128 per cent increase over the previous year Yet the higher prices had little effect on the salestolistings ratio as more people migrated to the oilrich province The ratio stood at 42 per cent only per cent lower than year earlier The percentage of listings sold for all of Canada was 346 per cent up 15 per cent from 1977 despite record number of listings giving further credence to the confidence of home buyers in the economy Lowest average prices were in New Brunswick at $35843 Here prices dropped for the second consecutive year yet the salestolistings ratio iumped to 335 per cent from 307 over the year The most active market percentagewise was in Saskatchewan where the volume of properties processed through MLS increased by 13 per cent where 435 per cent of all properties offered for sale were purchased the ratio actually reached 475 per cent in the fourth quarter and where price increases were 62 per cent reaching an average of $45259 Reviewing the 1978 national real estate picture Blair Jackson CREA executive vicepresident said Except for some regional factors which do not apply to Canada as whole the trend toward stabilization in resale market prices con tinued in 1978 We find the same momentum toward stabilization characterizing the early 1979 market Most owners who are now offering their properties for sale realize that homesl which are not realistically priced are unacceptable to todays buying public In most areas there is wide choice of purchasable housing and buyers just do not have to pay unrealistic prices for good accommodation Seven municipalities experienced average home prices above the $60000 mark in 1978 They were Edmonton at $71 779 Vancouver $66244 Calgary $75511 Mississauga Ont $72680 Oakville Ont $78144 Toronto $67333 and Red Deer Alta $62292 But many others had average prices below $40000 including Moose Jaw Sask at $37033 Prince Albert Sask $32684 Brandon Man $38350 Cornwall Ont $35090 Midland Ont $37302 Parry Sound Ont $32793 Montreal $38144 and Moncton NB at $36702 152 BAYFIELD ST BARRIE 7262611 SEE YOU OUR NE WLOCA TION immaculate in east end fenced yard odlacent to pork baths walkout to patio eat in kitchen $52900 call Jack Middel 7286799 Reid St innisfil Alum bungalow bedrooms pc bath Franklin fireplace new broadloom TV tower call Jim Quinlan 7260873 Exciting Exclusive Luxury ha Link Singles Semis in Barrie MALUEIIIIIIII Prestigious east and location Davies built bedroom baths garage family room reduced to $64900 call Rita Brewer 728 6257 A27 and bedroom garage 112 bathrooms fully broadloomed cathedral ceiling Prices and Spoclficatlons Sunset to Change Without Notce Village For lntormltlon cell Held Ottlce Barrie 7371211 Site 7283072 Toronto Ottlce 6336666 Open Deity 11 pm Weekends 11 non6 pm Closed Fridays