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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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" V# M. Y" G: T/ e; {& q1 ^) vEDMONTON - 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.3 c7 n* P2 G. ~/ C& N
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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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+ B8 w6 t& [8 d0 ]Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.
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. {- ~/ C" S' I8 L9 \Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.) \4 l1 G! s: t) Z0 Z# s* ^1 {
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"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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Even 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.2 Q6 R. E9 f, |
; _0 L. \* Y* m& v0 A1 hThe 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.* B% r3 A, p0 j+ O' ?4 z3 r
, p$ x+ p1 Z/ f) v' Z7 IAs 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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" F. V; G; @& h) K) RPrices 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.
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1 G0 A; |7 }) c, D, [5 w# a"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.
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