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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com( I) y& Z/ A8 Y. Z: a
Published: 9:53 am! T- g" U+ b. S3 |/ ]! Z3 D
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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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent. P/ c: B# V5 k1 V
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8 N8 E2 M3 N9 ]6 a7 M4 q+ v8 @"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.) s0 Y. W. }3 J# J4 M5 C E& K7 D
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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.
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; S) b" j9 S* K8 N0 t+ eAs 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.5 @* t! @+ t9 f. F& E. m5 m
. s0 l5 L: H+ C. Q5 N"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.' X+ E( p( p3 T3 Y) x, [2 F
8 c+ [) x2 U4 E! j6 Q: v1 dWith files from Canwest News Service0 R( n/ [- \2 y; g2 ]& S% E
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© Edmonton Journal 2008
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