Canada May New House Price Index Report | Cross River Real Estate

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The following is the text of the new house price index report for May released by Statistics Canada.
The New Housing Price Index (NHPI) rose 0.1% in May, following a 0.2% increase in April and continuing a series of similar increases over the past 12 months.
Calgary was the top contributor to the national advance in May, as prices for new homes rose 0.9%. Builders reported an increase in material and labour costs as the main reason for higher prices.
Prices increased 0.6% in both St. Catharines-Niagara and the combined region of Sudbury and Thunder Bay. Builders in both metropolitan areas cited higher material and labour costs as the main reason for the growth. This was the largest monthly price movement in Sudbury and Thunder Bay since May 2012, when prices rose 1.6%. Since then, new housing prices in the region have shown little or no growth.
Winnipeg also saw a notable increase as prices for new homes rose 0.5% in May. Monthly prices in the region have been rising since the beginning of 2012. Builders reported higher material costs for new homes sold, but not yet completed, because of the new provincial sales tax coming into effect in July.
In May, prices decreased 0.3% in Ottawa-Gatineau and 0.2% in both Vancouver and Edmontonas builders in all three regions reported lower selling prices.
Prices were unchanged in 5 of the 21 metropolitan areas surveyed.


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