New home prices weaken in Canada

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New home prices weaken in Canada
Canwest News Service
Published: 7:48 am
OTTAWA - Prices for new homes in Canada rose by 5.2 per cent in April from a year earlier, the slowest pace in more than two and a half years as a weakening Alberta market continued to pull down the national average, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.

April's rate was down from a 6.1 per cent year-on-year increase in March, the federal agency said. On a monthly basis, prices were unchanged in April from March.
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+ Q, w8 `: |( j# ?1 p; s  z2 V( p) H"This was the third consecutive month in which the increase has decelerated, and the slowest rate of growth since September 2005, when year-over-year prices rose by 4.9 per cent," it said.
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, k% i  A: A+ pIn contrast to strong markets in Saskatchewan and parts of Atlantic Canada, home prices in oil-rich Alberta showed more signs of cooling.
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- t9 K! n" {8 X. ]' H5 N2 K"Edmonton and Calgary continued to experience slow market conditions," Statistics Canada said. "Competition among builders has resulted in lower prices being offered to prospective homebuyers."

' g# o1 G+ r: |2 O) iPrices in Calgary edged up 2.5 per cent in April from a year earlier, compared to a 5.3 per cent year-over-year increase in March.

In Edmonton, the year-on-year rate slowed to 8.1 per cent - the ninth straight month of decelerated growth.
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Meanwhile, the Saskatchewan housing market continued to heat up in April. Prices in Saskatoon led the country for the 12th straight month, jumping 43.7 per cent from a year earlier - but down slightly from a 46.2 per cent year-on-year gain in March.

2 [% g7 u; r. n$ f+ K: _; fPrices in Regina were up 34 per cent in April from the same time in 2007, compared to a 27.8 per year-on-year increase in March.
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6 U3 }2 H' Q+ Y  b8 r3 nIn Newfoundland and Labrador "a strengthening economy, coupled with increased material and labour costs, has contributed to record increases," Statistics Canada said.
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Prices in St. John's rose 16.3 per cent in April, up from the year-over-year increase of 12 per cent in March.

Nova Scotia also saw strong gains, with prices in Halifax increasing 11.3 per cent from a year earlier, although that was down slightly from a record year-on-year gain 12.8 per cent in March.

6 j4 C6 J: q8 h* b+ H  y/ R"The report adds to the growing body of evidence that indicates that the Canadian housing sector may be coming off the boil," said Millan Mulraine, economics strategist at TD Securities.
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"Similar behaviour has also been observed in the price of existing homes. However, it is important to note that the Canadian housing sector remains in reasonable shape and a U.S.-style correction in home prices remains highly unlikely."


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黑金

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miewmiew

谁能说说Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia 的经济增长点是社么呢，为什么他们的房价会持续增长呢？

精品中年老男人

原帖由 miewmiew 于 2008-6-11 12:07 发表
1 w/ b# A- v/ j! l5 f谁能说说Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia 的经济增长点是社么呢，为什么他们的房价会持续增长呢？

# }0 n0 @/ q/ W- O1 b8 Z( L- Y个人认为，如果你不是石油行业，在Alberta还有套房子，小破single house，不到2000尺，市场价格大概35万，因为你买的早，至少5年前，甚至25年前就买的。房子贷款基本上还清了。
而你的工作也就3-4万的年薪，反正跟油老大没的比。
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; D. E' g3 J6 E这时候，你看到newfoundland 和NS的房子，30万，3000尺，或者至少2000尺。很好的。那边也能找个差不多工作。
--然后就搬家了，卖了alberta的小破房子，到NS住大house了。还剩下手里的5-6万块钱。给你的儿女或者孙儿女上学用，或者你去旅游，美国，加勒比海，欧洲、泰国，马来西亚。。。
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: J* F6 E5 x2 h谢国忠写过一篇文章关于全球地产经济，解释了为什么很多韩国棒子到中国居住的问题。 我想 从过热的加西搬到家东也是类似情况吧。
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06-07年冬天的时候，教堂的一帮老太太就有此想法。所以我这个说法并非臆断。

4 \  S( k7 m8 L; T随便探讨探讨，欢迎拍砖。

牛眼熊心

教堂的老太太的话你也听？她们只能代表退休人士的想法，其实更多的退休人士是到BC等房子更贵的地方。
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  r4 Y2 \4 W' m3 ]% @5 W/ K, l那些地方涨一个是补涨，另一个原因是和石油有关，不是Alberta才有石油的，东部沿海也有。再一个原因是炒房造成的，炒房是从西向东逐个炒过去的，其它省的房子炒高了，对东部有个刺激作用。安省和魁北克除外，虽然有些上涨，幅度不大，因为两者的盘子大。小盘的已经炒上天去了。

精品中年老男人

原帖由 牛眼熊心 于 2008-6-11 12:56 发表
- s. t& D  j& @9 v教堂的老太太的话你也听？她们只能代表退休人士的想法，其实更多的退休人士是到BC等房子更贵的地方。
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) @  Y) i) j' Q& m2 ^  j+ f那些地方涨一个是补涨，另一个原因是和石油有关，不是Alberta才有石油的，东部沿海也有。再一个原因是炒房造成 ...

: ?( J9 o% g- S4 E9 J% c# `( B" k2 X; V是啊，退休人士也是很大一个阶层啊。

有钱的去了BC。没钱的去了NS。
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: m$ q. P2 a) }* d; I/ h) K/ L  W还剩下1/3留守。
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退休人士对房地产也产生了不小的影响。