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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com" ]# l3 f/ n% z% Y
Published: 9:53 am
: ^. f! a4 O" I, cEDMONTON - 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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* {% p1 Y H1 F. L1 I9 ~( bEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. ; T1 j9 t* D1 o; v* ?/ q. J
+ z/ O1 q% P$ Z# aCompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent. u) n6 Y) `5 g9 ?( ]! e4 l6 ^- s
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Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.( S( c) }) i8 M2 D9 q
- M% d, K6 w" L) D"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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! `& ~/ s6 w* \: A! M. v4 BEven 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.3 A# V3 X" {1 S6 w
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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.0 A# N3 ~! H0 D8 Z" U
w+ d7 i4 L' w# m. h* 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.* L @' [/ | a& Y0 ~
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"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.& L6 o5 z6 s4 j: l( P
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With files from Canwest News Service
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