{"id":20151,"date":"2022-06-24T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T17:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?p=20151"},"modified":"2022-06-23T13:15:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T20:15:40","slug":"growing-construction-costs-continue-to-be-a-main-factor-behind-rising-new-home-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2022\/06\/growing-construction-costs-continue-to-be-a-main-factor-behind-rising-new-home-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Construction Costs Continue to Be A Main Factor Behind Rising New Home Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Canada\u2019s resale home market indicated a cooldown in May, new construction property prices continued to trend upward thanks to higher building costs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In its recently-released New Housing Price Index (NHPI) report for May, Statistics Canada stated that new home prices across the country increased 0.5% between April and May. This follows a 0.3% hike in prices that occurred the previous month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NHPI monitors changes in selling prices for new residential homes over time that are agreed upon between the contractor and the buyer when a purchase contract is signed. The NHPI is applicable to new single-family homes, semi-detached residences and townhomes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of the 27 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) Statistics Canada analysed, 14 CMAs saw their prices jump on a monthly basis in May while prices in the other half of the CMAs stayed unchanged. Compared to 2021, new home prices in Canada grew 8.4% year-over-year in May, the smallest increase since March 2021.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By comparison, it appeared to be a different story for Canada\u2019s resale market in May as both prices and sales fell.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bank of Canada hiked its policy interest rate in April and May, a decision that caused \u201cpotential buyers to face higher mortgage rates,\u201d the report said. After these rate increases, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) reported that the country\u2019s resale segment \u201cshowed signs of cooling,\u201d as monthly home sales tumbled 8.6 per cent between April and May. Similarly, the benchmark price for resale homes dropped 0.8% monthly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIn May, rising construction costs continued to push new home prices up,\u201d stated the NHPI report. \u201cHowever, the increasing mortgage rates seem to have had a larger impact on the resale market than on the new build market, reducing demand and prices of resale properties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Growing construction costs support new home price growth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Higher costs for building materials continues to be a main factor behind rising new home prices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lumber and other wood product prices reported a 19.3% yearly decline, but Statistics Canada noted that this was \u201cnot enough to offset the rising costs of other building materials in May.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Compared to May 2021, prices for energy and petroleum products were up 78.5%, as were fabricated metal products and construction materials (23.2%), cement, glass, and other non-metallic mineral products (8.7%).<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Halifax homes report strong price increases<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Out of the 27 CMAs, Halifax experienced the highest monthly increase in prices, rising 2.4% in May. This marks the biggest jump in new home prices since February 2021.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Part of this may be related to changes in Halifax\u2019s population. Nova Scotia experienced a net increase of 4,487 people in its population during Q4-2021, comprising 2,430 international migrants and 2,057 interprovincial migrants. CREA reported that sales activity was up in Halifax during May. Meanwhile, the MLS Home Price Index benchmark price for a single-family Halifax home was $541,900 during the same month, significantly lower than the national composite of $822,900.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIncreases to net migration and the relative affordability of home prices in the region compared to the rest of Canada may have contributed to the high housing demand amid a tight supply,\u201d explained the NHPI report. \u201cAdditionally, bidding wars which started last year were still ongoing in Halifax, applying upward pressure to home prices as buyers tried to secure a home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following Halifax, St. Catharines\u2013Niagara and Windsor recorded the second-highest monthly growth in new home prices, which were up 1.7% in both cities during May,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On an annual basis, Calgary reported the greatest year-over-year increase in new home prices, which were up 18.9% during May. Winnipeg and Kitchener\u2013Cambridge\u2013Waterloo also reported strong year-over-year price growth, at 17% and 14.2% during the same month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/2022\/06\/new-home-prices-resale-cooling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Home Prices Rise in May as Resale Market Reports Signs of Cooling<\/a> by Michelle McNally | Livabl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Canada\u2019s resale home market indicated a cooldown in May, new construction property prices continued to trend upward thanks to higher building costs. 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