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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.6 k% [. B% Y; U0 n, ~5 V5 y9 n& n
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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. u( B6 {$ M! S; H) b% s6 Y
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Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year." R# b3 v& ~" F3 M; A- F, `! W
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. B9 P6 K) x/ ]7 O% f! v+ x
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.3 |4 E9 ?% L9 G7 i, S s% V+ J
- 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.. T" _0 p8 V6 b# N; ^
, 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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