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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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B8 x, J$ K5 z* J) r: J9 A$ C& ?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.3 ~- y- f6 C8 {' d& }0 K' w
* r$ c6 R! J; ^4 @+ ZEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. ) V& J3 m `0 L- B& t
- K, D% I* c8 l1 \, fCompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.
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) j0 n+ @! a- c. sCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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2 |: r' Q; a0 a* v3 U9 R4 V8 Q7 G# e"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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# b* {! T$ ]9 C; ?9 |. P- `2 e. Y4 ~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.
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1 K2 G `# Q5 \# [# W( Q& P! yAs 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& ~+ |0 j4 ?0 |9 n# Y
8 K7 P, Q; B* b5 \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.) q, `. B; C: x/ A) z$ ^+ s
" a, J, ?5 u- u"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.! T! Z6 O" B J. r t
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