Edmonton new home prices see biggest drop in 23 years

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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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4 {, c6 I  L) _. X& R1 K* A( FEdmonton'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.
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Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.

1 x) i+ `; P$ F"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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: u1 T1 n' m' \9 PEven 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.

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.

3 I+ s1 N9 j0 K6 X: u! uAs 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.
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( y5 k& q6 }- c& Z! I7 ^"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.
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- p! J4 ~/ H% u5 S) `With files from Canwest News Service
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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© Edmonton Journal 2008

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