New home prices weaken in Canada

水管工

New home prices weaken in Canada
Canwest News Service
Published: 7:48 am
/ b* e+ q5 z+ _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.

"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.
9 Z1 N. I$ H* P; Y
In contrast to strong markets in Saskatchewan and parts of Atlantic Canada, home prices in oil-rich Alberta showed more signs of cooling.

! k4 w8 W" `* W! ]"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."

Prices 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.
4 n: Y0 p7 b4 i% F+ t% R
In Edmonton, the year-on-year rate slowed to 8.1 per cent - the ninth straight month of decelerated growth.
- k4 X# g  B( N: W& L
) C! R$ T. {8 ^4 B$ b0 TMeanwhile, 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.
% a% X4 h0 O% h+ \3 r; C
Prices 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.

In Newfoundland and Labrador "a strengthening economy, coupled with increased material and labour costs, has contributed to record increases," Statistics Canada said.
8 R# w" Q1 x! k. J+ v3 A# e2 `& ~! r
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.

"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.
; u3 x. ^0 Z5 X! a4 y
"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."

0 U' F% N7 E, Z' |) I! @
3 Z- W2 k  p  w7 ^. u  T

. M1 V6 l' T' b- E© Canwest News Service 2008

黑金

eagle2008

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
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？

9 {$ L- N! [% t, l/ c* U

1 W3 S6 L2 l" Y- ~# _5 o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。
% z9 `$ [) x7 P  `. M. G 而你的工作也就3-4万的年薪，反正跟油老大没的比。

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。
% ?! p5 J: z' N4 i4 o5 w--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。。。
8 P6 t) @5 Z! ?- h, ?* c
& @9 n; C4 A! b, a' G" e6 w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。

5 F: Z5 |% \! u6 q9 A" b2 H) a06-07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。

" g4 r( X( ^' q) g1 r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。

7 g0 |3 b4 L# ?) x- a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
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。
& D; k: y' r" ^" T
- K4 R. ]; a" M9 t% [0 y9 k! q' P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 ...

: l/ `* T- T! ^4 k% n7 b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。
5 c+ w, ]/ N5 |4 b  s
! H. f3 z' B3 f/ g2 S! D" s还剩下1/3留守。

" K5 N6 f+ J& x& y# q4 ~退休人士对房地产也产生了不小的影响。