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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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+ t. N; \6 |5 L& d+ b  E) 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. 5 h* g! A* w/ H
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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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$ g' Q6 r7 l1 I9 q8 E, BPrices 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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& _- [- `1 M% [Month to month, prices in Edmonton and Calgary fell by 1.7% and 0.6%, respectively. - X( W# J. J' S/ Y9 B0 K, @

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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%. 0 {+ B  k2 Z9 B! J# Z5 Q
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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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Upward 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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Compared with last October, contractors' selling prices in Ottawa were 4.3% higher, while new homes in Toronto were 3% more expensive, StatsCan said. ) z( C; J" K( n' ^/ n$ C/ s' O+ X3 g
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