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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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$ ^$ _% }# H4 L5 D+ k/ h E: n! C& f8 T, tEDMONTON - 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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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. , U' Z8 X1 |3 |- R) e W0 I7 x
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Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent." Z9 v! O) k& v& d. y1 ^* j
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6 Z9 c% f z& ] k+ Q: p+ @Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.& y4 H9 a3 Q$ W8 g7 i4 u: o; O
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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.% W& b2 D( R2 t* W3 B7 ~0 t. i
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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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! k8 y0 c8 i% ]9 H( e' FThe 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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0 F$ F; u( h! K1 j" d0 kAs 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.2 K7 P- W- B* y- }/ ]! }! M
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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.* F8 E \1 J' w' ?9 j
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"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.- I9 I9 a! @* u. y- i1 K
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With files from Canwest News Service5 B' Y1 a6 P. `' c/ S W7 C: u
0 ]4 T6 E' P. Mbmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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