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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.
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7 u2 @: B* j3 Y5 lThe 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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9 z. J& M1 `* y, g3 RNew home prices in Edmonton and Calgary continued to come off peaking demand last year in October.
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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.3 A* M' G" F6 ~4 `3 v
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2 O0 m9 C3 _3 V; c% N/ n) UMonth to month, prices in Edmonton and Calgary fell by 1.7% and 0.6%, respectively. 7 y4 ]& M" Q* {; T$ L; i7 }! w
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! e- p4 m) V/ h7 bVancouver, 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%. : Y T5 i- d6 |; l
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In 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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2 W5 C ~/ x; J% ?; N: L; N# tUpward 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. , |9 }* `- P# D) h5 V& {- l
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