 鲜花( 17)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
1 R+ E: `! w& C+ b7 K+ pPublished: 9:53 am
7 k) r$ T8 w7 y9 `. o' WEDMONTON - Prices for new homes in Edmonton fell 5.3 per cent in July compared to the same month last year, marking the biggest year-over-year drop in 23 years, said Statistics Canada today.
8 k! r& ]/ ?3 q& k& ~* n3 q3 n3 {% z' x
Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
; N& N( \$ X# F( F0 r
0 B0 W! T: u( B* w% Y wCompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.
% K' g1 \6 \: C% p9 v2 f: \ p6 n' f# R. h' V9 ~2 _
1 I: M6 C0 m. O! H& Y* ]' @Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
4 O! P# t$ B" W3 [9 @
; B& C7 `% ~ [. f. X" e"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said.5 a9 H' ^# v/ ~) Q4 n0 F, E7 [
, N7 I. h, t3 A
Even heated Saskatoon posted a slower annual increase of 13.1 per cent, "further confirmation of a trend of deceleration in this city. Many builders reported increased prices as a result of higher material and labour costs," the agency said.3 h: m# U% l( v$ q) g: R- {6 l
~" q y7 o& S \The fastest pace was in Regina, which saw a year-over-year price increase of 29.6 per cent, down from its record rise of 34 per cent in April.0 m3 w% @6 Z1 S" A
$ _# s f `7 m. T: {1 T) K" z1 CAs the market continued to cool in Western Canada, prices for new homes rose nationally at a slower pace in July for the sixth consecutive month.
+ l8 w% q" {- r/ u1 x
+ p: M: K5 k& P( o9 {* XPrices were up 2.7 per cent in July from a year earlier, down from June's annual pace of 3.5 per cent. On a monthly basis, prices edged up 0.1 per cent between June and July.8 B- C8 N. w! h
9 c% m }0 K5 _0 v1 g, o3 N"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.- Q6 ?' D2 E- u M8 Q+ X
2 R$ g/ q% K/ V# S$ Q; w- f
With files from Canwest News Service
C" d8 q4 l4 ?% a1 z
, m' F# L) ^2 S( `/ B" ebmah@thejournal.canwest.com0 O% u9 v. C7 \& S) N" W9 m+ ~9 x
2 E7 O& n" q3 }9 Z9 {; D( o& ~" H. r$ D
+ I+ Q+ I X( @) x# M- S* N% m
" E& F3 Q5 T" _6 H4 ^9 Q
© Edmonton Journal 2008
' O3 N2 @2 P l( k- o* d) f8 d" {" }
[ 本帖最后由 水管工 于 2008-9-11 10:24 编辑 ] |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2008-9-11 09:08
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
