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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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' C9 l9 c8 u5 D" CEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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' r% l; ~8 i/ ECompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.
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8 M0 u' J* U) oCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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9 |+ s) K: L! J: E+ @1 Z# O; U"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.
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& R; u ^. ?3 X4 `, X3 AThe 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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As 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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' B- h( l" V1 XPrices 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.% ?: ]: q) ~9 ~0 \! T1 X
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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
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