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Housing sales in Edmonton plummeted in January while new listings soared, matching results from Calgary, as Alberta’s once booming market continues to show signs of strain.

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Average home values across the country, long a beneficiary of rising prices in the so-called Big Three Canadian cities, will now feel the impact of one of the trio falling out of bed, says a new forecast.

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The Edmonton Real Estate Board said sales were down almost 26% in January from a year ago and 13.5% from a month ago. New listings jumped almost 30% in January from a year ago and 148.5% from a month ago.

On Monday, Calgary reported inventory levels were up 113.4% in January from a year ago with sales off almost 39% during the same period.