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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com6 f) C- Z2 O$ T* b K) u! M& O' z
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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.
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0 L& w' K: x. ^% G/ XEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.2 m- _* _, q8 i$ ^
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Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.% u6 g! S" @/ A
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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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' i1 h1 V& I- V9 o: F& 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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7 X( e% O% b0 {8 n5 DThe 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.) Q' I, L" Z& x3 o& h1 R
* W9 T! P# D/ qAs 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. V4 `. I$ w- T3 j) I5 t) m
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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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8 Y' H. e! N- Y- G* X# B"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.+ E5 n7 ^& O! U, l( z
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With files from Canwest News Service
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# S: b) B* i6 B, Jbmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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