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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com. _* c9 N- I% q- A& P; M& J9 ^
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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.& T/ v0 D% `" y+ \8 e# z: `
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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. 7 P& U0 ~7 ^- F
# f! E0 w3 l/ RCompared 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.
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! u+ k }6 K) c: N" G"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.: Z+ S# |/ \$ j+ t% v3 B& n# r0 J
% C" z0 @& b# R: g" I9 _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." X5 b# p) t2 [, H: L
( q; L" z9 s) z+ j$ \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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; ]+ ~& c3 d% G! ]* S5 g0 CPrices 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.6 t- @) z0 v/ k: U0 t4 D& m9 f
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With files from Canwest News Service) s* N& e5 _) s; s: M- K$ \$ ^
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