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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com6 V2 ~$ G A/ \* W4 h! r3 y
Published: 9:53 am
: a1 l8 g3 V( O9 M* r* vEDMONTON - 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.9 t2 w$ F1 E. A! } b; k' p+ Y
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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. 2 p% d4 {) c2 p8 G6 a- ^
6 }" F! F; P- ^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.8 E/ e7 d( U" E
5 Y5 ^' U& n% R) v"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.; G: H! \0 c) W2 L5 a+ T
( S8 o6 H" _8 Q+ CThe 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.& H8 \* a4 l+ b& v( B) R/ P
8 i$ P1 V# H2 b$ L5 C0 oPrices 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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; d5 z$ `4 x! V8 J8 l0 l6 h"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( `0 I g* s/ D0 }
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com. _' V3 k0 @, E. X
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© Edmonton Journal 2008
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