Edmonton new home prices see biggest drop in 23 years

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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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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.

Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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+ l. Y5 J3 k& V4 vCompared 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.

9 y1 C# U/ f# S5 m/ Y- \# ]"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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) R+ }2 z# p$ G3 d$ L& `+ bEven 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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& z, u/ V" y, ~3 kThe 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.

5 Y. `+ l& N5 z) v9 vAs 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.

- c7 S( Y; b; j# N# a4 t: GPrices 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.

, q% F9 _! q9 l& k"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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© Edmonton Journal 2008

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