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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com% i6 w) [) {- f0 T. f
Published: 9:53 am
7 k4 p5 ^2 Q8 M( |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.1 l; D! r1 k3 k2 ]& a! l
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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. # l- W, b! H8 u1 a& m
+ b' |% O H: }3 a" LCompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.- F; L9 l7 s2 i) [- U: E' H) @
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9 R: K5 v, U6 _8 w9 vCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.$ b$ I a7 H7 Z; [
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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.; \7 v4 j2 {2 o+ g
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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.& D- |6 \- A$ ^( O7 G! j
8 l: C+ @2 Y/ f3 PThe 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.' z) `/ D3 Z7 H' @" c' d2 I
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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.* n) E6 K6 K/ ?9 r
8 R) ]! Z9 P4 [- Q: W" g/ ePrices 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. i- q, i B1 e0 |
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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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With files from Canwest News Service
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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