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New home prices fall for first time in decade

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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.
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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. 9 n  n' q. Q6 J2 `* J& ~
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New home prices in Edmonton and Calgary continued to come off peaking demand last year in October.
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4 x+ d: @& A2 a. t& l5 MPrices 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.' }) t0 F; s, `9 g/ T' @
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) ?  x# U8 \0 |1 aMonth to month, prices in Edmonton and Calgary fell by 1.7% and 0.6%, respectively.
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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%.
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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. . `8 P( L# s2 R6 O  o" C

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2 Z9 s4 v. |9 x& D6 NUpward 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."
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% i0 k- u7 d, a" J2 ~, n3 E8 Y" x8 eCompared with last October, contractors' selling prices in Ottawa were 4.3% higher, while new homes in Toronto were 3% more expensive, StatsCan said. ) A6 ]: E9 S. V+ ?0 @! Z
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