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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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% Z+ R9 R: S, l" E- z$ EEDMONTON - 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 f% e" m# `* rEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. 8 L( d* O g7 D1 i
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Compared 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.
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/ T5 w$ z: A! Z3 }/ @"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said. C. {9 \" p* w$ w& T) 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.
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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.- u2 j7 J o. z$ n3 C( y
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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.! s8 O S* X4 w0 Q# o
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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.- T# W3 }8 D a" a2 m
6 A! V, u4 m9 q"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.: e$ S7 s& a1 d$ d6 z7 S1 ?
) i. f. N2 R# k8 |4 R# N9 CWith files from Canwest News Service* Y% r( j# i, e4 ]: T: G2 K% _
# E' ~1 C. R' k% Ybmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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