 鲜花( 17)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
New home prices weaken in Canada9 I7 \/ W; ]% @, t6 Q6 N, A, N+ J
Canwest News Service4 Y0 [4 ~6 G8 a2 a
Published: 7:48 am
( [ i c4 r5 S; p. T6 |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.; ?+ N1 J. I3 s5 C4 U9 P$ u
) [6 F, Z0 g/ ^9 ] dApril'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.' D9 M: k. P% [: N
9 E4 K [" E) j7 E"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.0 p- H: S; C4 V0 A" k
" N9 v: h! p2 I1 j4 t/ |; KIn contrast to strong markets in Saskatchewan and parts of Atlantic Canada, home prices in oil-rich Alberta showed more signs of cooling. - r! q6 Y' w8 f2 s7 v# X
1 f& b8 R. ]" J"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."
6 H# \' V8 o+ G y# v q s- y2 P- d8 |; \: ?# U/ J9 u7 a
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." g$ Q9 t5 _& \& F! t5 O5 A
# n7 I& V$ i H& G, E4 e5 D, {; J
In Edmonton, the year-on-year rate slowed to 8.1 per cent - the ninth straight month of decelerated growth. 6 y+ z" |* X9 ]
# A) v' s `; M+ Q( H: ?( }' [5 Y) ^
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.
e( B( c. P( M1 D: F- c+ m
4 i9 W0 q T- \7 LPrices 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.
* P% Y: w' R: H- m% x) D& \
* n w& D5 I/ J- Z# uIn Newfoundland and Labrador "a strengthening economy, coupled with increased material and labour costs, has contributed to record increases," Statistics Canada said.
2 p0 z; X5 Z3 a9 v$ C. F" q, w4 O G! g
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.
+ R. a2 C& K6 S) g- c. f6 _. W7 P( R: z/ B6 w7 h
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.
' W% ~& l( Y# D* X
* h# J" Q2 k& h& l! j: A: |"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.
4 z6 N$ a2 t; j/ Z' W/ E" q' j& Q7 U, F0 C
"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."
# g# y; H+ D7 f/ W# w( @) b
6 R2 x" a( V! L' g
1 n( F8 J3 `, ]& p. {1 H" B* a4 ?. {! v% P* [6 {! @+ x8 | d# J. V
6 b& h2 I, [' h4 o) b
© 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
