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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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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.
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( ~7 @; N8 q$ F, K% l _+ }+ uEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. 2 Y0 l- }! z3 N+ P) q6 C
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Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.
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4 K1 T; R* G. M+ o& d; NCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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' n2 w9 s3 L# W"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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2 } i4 l$ {- q# m. L oEven 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.9 ^8 m2 \; J7 W8 p* m1 ?
) ?9 D% q4 w) ^2 nThe 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.( { F H% B! `8 z
% T9 ?6 Q$ t/ l, TAs 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.
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Prices 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.0 v/ D& `. m) B' _7 {- ]
; ?6 k. y/ `8 ?! V4 q% \. n"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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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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