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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com4 m7 d: r& m8 k$ s" v; M2 i
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3 [0 l5 w# s- {: N1 SEDMONTON - 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." @! o. j3 h1 u) D* I: X
# @$ W7 w, v7 w7 J1 F/ t9 zEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. 5 R1 [- t8 A8 [7 @
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Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.9 q3 V+ W; {$ j& _* V. }
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4 B! ^* f2 _: T( rCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.) u$ W! A% X1 n) v+ c7 q. @ A* O
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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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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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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.' `6 Y/ M* Q" `$ }
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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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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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2 V& v, b% W* j7 v"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.
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/ L' W) o! c6 i# RWith files from Canwest News Service9 Z0 I4 V! l/ I1 z4 Q6 [5 r
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