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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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9 W" z& Z3 g" T Y/ y% \$ X; OEDMONTON - 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.% W1 T$ ~3 h9 ^
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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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) O1 s9 B- T4 N) e% RCompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.
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2 ^$ t: d6 m3 ` \Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year." E3 I8 M$ e. z; F; s* W
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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.' z3 o! Q9 m, F5 N1 O2 E$ x. F
* ]2 P/ ?* \8 J: b) r+ G/ x: A: T! X7 _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.
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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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; H; u( |, p. ~. N, b1 G7 gAs 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.% e& z! E3 I4 X8 X* J
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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.8 I: s! W$ s* b
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"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' a; a/ l, }2 v
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