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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com* i5 h7 u9 ]5 q# l6 v. F+ q
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EDMONTON - Prices for new homes in Edmonton fell 5.3 per cent in July compared to the same month last year, marking the biggest year-over-year drop in 23 years, said Statistics Canada today.- p% R; [/ w0 V! S4 e* `
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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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$ r9 z z- p9 A/ @' v( F8 i+ fCompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.) G/ S$ r a e) e7 C) Z! f
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+ f1 h# d6 j# f, c. ]( CCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.& R" P& j, M1 S5 @# w
. M# t* s I/ c: w9 |"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said. e" ?$ Y! O- m4 t1 q. i; k
% e6 q+ r3 D2 H/ C0 \8 o. ~7 zEven heated Saskatoon posted a slower annual increase of 13.1 per cent, "further confirmation of a trend of deceleration in this city. Many builders reported increased prices as a result of higher material and labour costs," the agency said.. o: g7 M7 t U J" O, R
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The fastest pace was in Regina, which saw a year-over-year price increase of 29.6 per cent, down from its record rise of 34 per cent in April.4 U$ _, o5 \* `* m6 j" I7 f) Y
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As the market continued to cool in Western Canada, prices for new homes rose nationally at a slower pace in July for the sixth consecutive month.6 o4 |. u4 Z, y+ ~( _
, h0 I+ J/ T; y6 m. R8 D' ~" Q! Y# f8 OPrices were up 2.7 per cent in July from a year earlier, down from June's annual pace of 3.5 per cent. On a monthly basis, prices edged up 0.1 per cent between June and July." |) w" f0 |. r( C
7 C, `2 |& t1 y1 |* H"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.
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With files from Canwest News Service
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