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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com1 v/ `2 U6 |# Z; k
Published: 9:53 am
+ ~5 M9 D) J1 n- q9 W+ @! i4 |5 ~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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G2 b/ G$ S; _- n& LEdmonton'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.6 N" L- \" m n5 n; b& X
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Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.2 ~) F% }0 f- ~4 h" J6 `/ d
/ l$ c0 o" L: ?2 Z3 a1 \2 O$ j* [- i"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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5 s1 p/ ^: A4 g: ~ i9 y# HEven 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.' c* n; [& P$ R0 L+ }2 O) l# E
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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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# [: } w, Q7 Y( g/ |7 V/ p/ d& ?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.1 L/ r- n0 g7 D( ]
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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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"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.$ P' ]! T/ {8 U
! G5 [ F% N/ ?" S* tWith files from Canwest News Service! W! `4 b* W7 h* X1 H+ c# {
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