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New housing prices were up 0.7% in October compared to September. The 12-month increase grew to 5.4% from 4.9% the previous month.- |) V9 F) x# ^4 {3 S5 W
h- k7 N0 S/ O& M7 FBuilding materials and labour cost increases combined with higher fuel costs continued to push new housing prices up at the national level. Land value increases contributed to price hikes in 7 of the 21 metropolitan areas surveyed.% p# B1 c; R% |9 J; O5 h
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According to the New Housing Price Index (which is based on contractors' selling prices of new homes in 21 metropolitan areas), the price of new homes rose 0.7% on a monthly basis, up from the 0.6% observed in the previous month.3 C- O( ]3 ^5 ^) A! r0 S" L, H
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The New Housing Price Index (1997=100) rose to 131.7 in October.
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Of the 21 metropolitan areas surveyed, 15 posted monthly gains. Calgary (+3.4%) led the way for the second month in a row followed by Edmonton at 1.1%. These price increases were mainly due to higher material and labour costs, in particular lumber. In Calgary, higher fuel costs were cited as contributing to these increases. Higher lot values were also a factor in both metropolitan areas.9 K8 l+ C5 G- I8 h! ]4 g
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Ottawa–Gatineau (+0.8%), Québec, St-Catharines–Niagara, Regina (+0.7% for all three), St. John's and Hamilton (+0.6% each) posted significant gains, mostly due to increases in material and labour. Higher fuel costs were also cited in Regina.
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Monthly increases were also registered in Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton, Montréal, Toronto and Oshawa, Kitchener, Greater Sudbury/Grand Sudbury and Thunder Bay, Winnipeg and Victoria.3 k! t: M# N9 l$ g r. W
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Four metropolitan areas registered no monthly change while the only declines were in Charlottetown (-0.2%) and Windsor (-0.1%).9 L0 t* U* o8 b+ P, x
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Canada total 131.7 5.4 0.7
! W# L% p$ ~2 f9 U6 V; ^4 k0 eHouse only 140.0 5.0 0.9 3 P; Q& a$ o1 m2 ~
Land only 115.4 5.6 0.3
5 l7 l$ \8 d4 H2 \% O! f; s# s) nSt. John's 126.8 5.0 0.6 4 e0 {# V4 \6 o; Z" r
Halifax 129.7 6.5 0.0
7 K8 J$ F+ |: N* |Charlottetown 115.6 4.6 -0.2
; j5 U, z& z' xSaint John, Fredericton and Moncton 110.0 3.8 0.1
y$ P: O3 M! F F& V9 Z# LQuébec 137.5 5.3 0.7
1 z$ O2 s" s- h7 z: y! nMontréal 143.4 4.1 0.4
* p& t1 i1 C7 F$ J. \7 |$ MOttawa–Gatineau 156.8 4.3 0.8
$ i- V& s6 e. I$ l, E! F' wToronto and Oshawa 134.3 4.6 0.4
6 d7 H# Y( k5 @Hamilton 136.3 5.1 0.6
/ L ]6 s; _: x; ZSt. Catharines–Niagara 139.3 5.5 0.7 0 N6 r; o$ } ~7 [5 u, e6 L
Kitchener 132.5 4.0 0.2
/ L% f$ O% o) p. q# |$ i2 \ T% G- KLondon 127.2 4.8 0.0
3 ~ d1 e: a2 s" z @5 C; d. aWindsor 105.7 2.6 -0.1 4 u/ Y( }! a8 z7 e4 n# c3 M. z) c
Greater Sudbury/Grand Sudbury and Thunder Bay 100.8 2.0 0.1
. V9 i: W8 K" e4 uWinnipeg 135.8 8.9 0.4
$ E3 C/ ?/ `/ a* A! T) ZRegina 144.6 5.7 0.7 5 ~$ M& `& W; l7 ]4 }
Saskatoon 128.3 3.7 0.0 ' z# Y. ^1 r- a) ?) q% F
Calgary 153.6 9.6 3.4 % e% I7 n+ d) `; ^; d5 y
Edmonton 142.1 8.3 1.1
. x% Q0 e7 H7 X4 ]# b, NVancouver 106.8 4.7 0.0
& U. u' U3 l* Q6 I& f: W% A$ tVictoria 117.7 10.0 0.1 7 S/ Q4 U. B5 t: L% d# Y$ h1 c
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