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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. 7 Q' A3 C& [( ?' ?1 n
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The 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. * X) S$ R$ M4 k9 o! N2 L; p8 D
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9 \6 m5 S% _" 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.
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b2 m8 V* O2 C7 gMonth to month, prices in Edmonton and Calgary fell by 1.7% and 0.6%, respectively. j% Z3 b. {) I
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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%. ' [' s8 c8 a2 E
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- e& r) }7 p) n2 lIn 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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. h. N- _2 W# b& t- lUpward 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."# y9 c$ u- q9 G, C6 D: H7 u% R
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& `! J; n1 @2 G4 |& sCompared with last October, contractors' selling prices in Ottawa were 4.3% higher, while new homes in Toronto were 3% more expensive, StatsCan said. ^' Q0 j' l: P
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