 鲜花( 17)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
New home prices weaken in Canada. a# H8 A$ _% P% A3 s0 D* o9 X
Canwest News Service
) r( j( Z* ]+ KPublished: 7:48 am
% @" A+ j" o ZOTTAWA - 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.& |+ i2 O, m. {3 L
; L# V9 X p3 K3 ^* q- c* ~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.
* Q8 f% \2 {, E4 Q* L" F" o
" w W6 D6 d7 F* G"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.
% h7 v' b0 f4 }7 C: H. n1 `
- A& [! S8 v' H. NIn contrast to strong markets in Saskatchewan and parts of Atlantic Canada, home prices in oil-rich Alberta showed more signs of cooling. : e: L7 h* l9 \+ V2 N( ^. ^
- O& P- t* Z! l: q
"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."
' J/ }/ @& U4 Y1 w' i# |# X
# l9 y* n1 Z; G3 B" kPrices 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.6 V4 n+ D* ~8 _; y
R& c7 M; B' Y2 Q
In Edmonton, the year-on-year rate slowed to 8.1 per cent - the ninth straight month of decelerated growth. 7 e% h0 ^2 }4 Y# a3 I! G
9 h4 o1 ~ Y0 y* s+ D* c
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.
4 h* W" d* J) `* \) |9 b6 A5 k s* v7 i6 v c" ]3 }! k3 x+ x G
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.7 Y* q* T) `0 V3 I" v. s& P' \
/ z5 }/ R# L+ x% x8 c
In Newfoundland and Labrador "a strengthening economy, coupled with increased material and labour costs, has contributed to record increases," Statistics Canada said.
( ^# Q" [) q F# l3 Y+ u# h' I. z+ ]$ w" H
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.8 d, w1 d& Z: K$ [
( H. C: U' {' K
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.
( K3 W5 i. i' r8 C+ Y7 @6 p( g7 v7 G; f' A+ x) J5 F; N! U
"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.
1 Y/ K3 v" ^2 j( J4 @
6 \# e: ?5 i4 {+ v"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."7 O; O" D1 Q6 D
8 j: d2 P" m6 x. ]4 j+ Z8 C8 p" y* }
( z+ S- x# B3 Z1 T5 c
8 E* J* x- K, z6 D# D: o© Canwest News Service 2008 |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2008-6-11 07:40
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
