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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 f$ P) M" `3 n- A, Q* ^! p
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3 s: Z9 c9 D2 v e2 I" A8 g& v9 qThe 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. 4 s( j; B/ _ y }- W T: }; x5 | M0 V
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New home prices in Edmonton and Calgary continued to come off peaking demand last year in October. . w8 g% t- U9 `# L+ M. ^0 K* ?
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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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Month to month, prices in Edmonton and Calgary fell by 1.7% and 0.6%, respectively.
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: Z$ j6 I2 ?2 D j6 f6 EVancouver, 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%. 5 h1 t/ U8 A3 F. J
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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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$ a) V$ z5 C3 }3 Q! k% @' 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."; r$ t" b4 E3 j3 y$ i- g8 i2 c7 {6 D! H
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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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