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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com5 P: q# V5 T. r; g1 T, Y
Published: 9:53 am
) X, j( l0 n" uEDMONTON - 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.
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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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+ w+ w- V9 b2 ^Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.5 S# x0 W# f3 X. e# x8 T! V
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# }8 F) {3 {5 [Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.2 @" f' X$ j! D4 V8 ]7 E4 ?5 A
1 l: o- t; V1 H& W1 {% {* N"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said.
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. j3 k! [& P1 Z! m7 |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.
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) i# L) e5 H5 o3 R* tThe 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.
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3 K/ V- T! ^8 ?7 C: q- j7 kAs 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.3 R# V* Q, p9 j; Y8 t3 y$ Y
* p5 i, H$ a$ s7 o, mPrices 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.; Q1 L/ \4 a* G* A: _ I
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"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.! Y- i2 f, F! u; B" ~* J/ t
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With files from Canwest News Service* T, S& Z4 Z& ^. j# T7 }6 M8 U
3 Z1 W* D0 I4 cbmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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