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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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# ~$ ?3 i9 \# \. z3 T- k3 nEDMONTON - 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.) o* z3 V& K( i
* t3 T9 c) M0 K! ]9 h- ^Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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3 g. C9 y* v/ _0 P7 {Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.4 m1 ], v7 ]5 v" C7 X% m
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6 K; L3 o. r6 E, n' K0 XCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.; U, x/ j$ c2 w0 V. q& z3 s1 j$ z
% g& I5 P2 k/ p8 P" g$ ^7 q: @"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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9 l A. m, u" ^) K4 SEven 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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2 Z* D( G0 K0 D, [0 A }$ LThe 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.2 o6 k5 i; b; @9 g4 b- P6 R
- C8 A8 n( x5 v: @! O; qAs 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.. g5 ~3 Z4 W \' u
/ B0 ]1 E" e* F( X% a/ PPrices 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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- n; g9 j9 ]) [9 M# c"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.
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: T# u, ?- j$ EWith files from Canwest News Service
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