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Led by cooling markets in Alberta and British Columbia, national prices on new homes declined month over month in October for the first time in over a decade, Statistics Canada said Thursday. " F/ I9 V G0 Y: k' Q
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/ m; Q2 H: l( v5 k, o( f0 f0 Q$ z) FThe average cost of a home in Canada fell 0.4% between September and October, the federal agency said. It was the first monthly decrease nationally since September, 1998.
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New home prices in Edmonton and Calgary continued to come off peaking demand last year in October. ! H2 h: H; e8 r9 D2 T$ C9 c
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Prices have fallen 7.7% year-over-year in Edmonton, marking the city's largest annual decline in more than 23 years. Calgary prices are down 1.6% from a year ago in the biggest retreat since November 1991, StatsCan said.; o! W1 A8 ] |
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; Q4 {/ R% E& H; X+ O, tMonth to month, prices in Edmonton and Calgary fell by 1.7% and 0.6%, respectively. 9 B* Q- o, z! d' {9 H6 a
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, n$ a/ \7 _& h( P. @Vancouver, where home prices have risen the fastest in recent years, saw a monthly drop of 1.1% in October as demand cooled rapidly. Year over year, prices were down 0.4%. ! m8 w7 L" v2 k$ k" S
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, b- V! S5 ], tIn Victoria, contractors' selling prices decreased 1.1% year-over-year StatsCan said, down from an annual increase of 0.2% in September.
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- V7 B: u P- D) C7 R; w WUpward price pressure remained torrid in some markets as new home prices in Regina grew again in October, rising to 22.8% more expensive than a year ago. In contrast, Saskatoon prices were a modest 3.6% higher than a year ago while prices tumbled 1.6% from September to October as "builders continued report difficult market condition."
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Compared with last October, contractors' selling prices in Ottawa were 4.3% higher, while new homes in Toronto were 3% more expensive, StatsCan said.
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