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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.
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' P" E4 Q5 k* \. G: t! [# J# d+ wEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. 4 @( z8 |& ^1 R" s$ V
# s6 e9 q5 O/ V! D7 iCompared 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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. A+ \4 `! G0 V/ |# B, ?"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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& L) \. ^8 Q# J! b% D; g3 nEven 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." i* B0 _ b. G: t. s$ F
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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.
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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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, l" ~3 E9 S- j/ AWith files from Canwest News Service) F N9 _5 E( U* m+ v7 D
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© Edmonton Journal 2008
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