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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 B8 I, k) Q* M+ t
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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. 0 z( e0 l3 j* x5 V0 A
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Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.2 [" v5 Z4 F. K3 s. x2 Y
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8 @, N2 }7 K/ b( V; D hCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year./ y7 u% j7 X8 y! s9 p [" |& z
6 W T& D# U0 o- ["Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said." i2 ^; V# S" L
7 W1 {4 k) w; hEven 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.
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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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7 i/ N* o1 w4 |$ bPrices 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.3 E$ e# a7 \5 M* I
# ^" V% f. M- a& Y"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said./ T5 m, Z9 j6 v) N
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With files from Canwest News Service
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