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A slowdown in some of the country's most expensive cities for housing continues to drag down the average sale price of a home in Canada, the Canadian Real Estate Association said.
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7 i6 ]4 X R2 x* ^( [- g+ LThe average sale price of a home last month was $281,133, a 9.9% decline from a year ago. It's the fifth straight month that prices have fallen in the country's major markets on a year over year basis, and each month the percentage decline has increased.' q2 X" }* N: S1 j* M8 R
( X2 O: K4 _# \6 a& BSales also continue to decline across the country. In major markets, sales in October were down 15.1% from September. The 32,046 sales in October for the entire country were the lowest monthly level since July, 2002.
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% }8 h P& |+ V0 G) R& i- g( H"The breadth and depth of the drop in MLS activity suggests a major downshift in consumers psychology," said Gregory Klump, chief economist CREA. "That has moved many homebuyers to the sidelines until economic news begins to improve."0 t+ V9 O$ i# |
' U1 o5 I, [0 oCREA said activity was down in 75% of the Canadian markets it surveys, including the five most active, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. Toronto accounted for one third of the decline in the national sales figure.; S5 e! \ D" n- _: T+ F
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"Many homebuyers across Canada battened down the hatches in October as they were concerned with dire headlines about stock market volatility and a global economic downturn," said Mr. Klump.. }# A1 M% M: y6 a2 U+ x- `2 r
* X, T( W6 d* \ Y, g4 l6 f. THe said the government's tougher restrictions on home buying played into the decline. New rules that came into effect last month have forced consumers to have at least 5% down on any home purchase. Mortgages can also be amortized over 35 years, down from 40 years, making for a larger monthly payment.
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7 |, b9 X! D. TThe market is expected to get some relief from the fact that new listings are expected to decline, Mr. Klump says.
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2 ?$ T& a0 Y- p; Z) cCREA president Calvin Lindberg said consumer confidence has not been this low since the mid-1990s. "The major drop in consumer and a steady stream of economic bad news from the financial markets is taking its toll on the national housing market," he said.+ o- m+ L4 \: M. Q. s
7 K4 Y' |$ p# l, vThe association pointed out a decline in housing is bad news for the overall economy, saying spin off spending from MLS transaction is about $15.3-billion per year when you include moving and renovation costs and the purchase of new furniture and appliances. |
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