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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.& d( s- h4 M" N: q6 h6 J
# ^" V3 E) D+ x9 X; J2 DEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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* `, a. C. u+ c3 l; G( tCompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent., n2 W* N7 F* V$ D
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Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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% z) _8 F: F5 C8 I, f# k% l"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said./ ^, O" y6 e7 J$ D- O( L
( \$ h! ]& v( ?- R+ pEven 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.+ g6 y8 s' A" h8 A
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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.
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v- |* V) {8 a" D1 AAs 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.1 V7 ]. c) E$ V9 a
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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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"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.
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6 v+ b' z7 k. g4 U& \7 E" r5 iWith files from Canwest News Service
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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