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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.2 v/ [* D. p8 |! a( _" u
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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. + K8 W" P8 G. p2 K c+ C
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Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.2 k( x+ B6 _( ~
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Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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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.
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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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0 s& D( C( I# @8 U" r6 N0 x3 xThe 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.' Z8 \9 V( O$ c
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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.$ A! \( ]) y$ }# e
* i% W/ ^. E( Y, E% N1 z* v. RPrices 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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( C( ? A0 a) M* B1 z"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.9 F4 l7 z P* g% d; X" Z8 u
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With files from Canwest News Service
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