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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com& k* R5 `( D% R( R) y
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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.4 l2 C+ e& w7 `
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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. ; S8 U2 O& n3 z
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Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.
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0 x9 c! E% H4 N/ U' E MCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.4 k( {+ O" Z0 w7 M6 [* Q
; y- I. n: C! c: S6 c8 U% A"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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+ G. B3 \( s3 D( A, sThe 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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, Q# G: x, r/ h4 CAs 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.1 f& v7 E' F# j/ f$ W
& k8 e% d5 P9 o4 {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.3 n2 ^; h& _+ [
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"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.7 e2 m, C' y' f8 M
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With files from Canwest News Service
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