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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com; ^9 u! V) O; s2 U3 @' E* o. X( g
Published: 9:53 am
$ C1 A% X+ X) `( [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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0 a9 \% l% j3 ~$ NEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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3 O7 L8 N) a6 Q+ `' r" w, nCompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.1 v9 q8 _) t5 d9 _5 ~
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Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.0 G1 I! @2 b1 k4 q8 R
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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.
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3 x1 c" M) }* A; A* 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.( q( `1 \+ y5 I- |" X) M
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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.9 F& R" E" D& S4 v/ Q
2 @! ]6 x7 a0 L. i& I: e$ ]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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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./ p; A& t! n/ i/ w& t0 o" p
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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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