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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com# V; B. W, S W
Published: 9:53 am
" G$ h& c3 V' C7 q6 dEDMONTON - 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.* v6 `# t4 d" ^
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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. . m0 {: v3 t2 J. D# y0 T
: O1 d8 l, s6 Y- ACompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.
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Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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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.) k) h9 Q/ _" V2 q
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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.) G/ ?/ |" K: i4 r
; `) M4 q8 E5 Q, @0 v' aThe 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.' e' j( j8 c n I ^
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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./ W9 |. P# V3 b, q& M% B
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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.; J7 E# n0 s. \/ @) I
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"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.; `; Q. b4 F; h
0 d6 x6 d. J4 P/ t0 iWith files from Canwest News Service
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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$ j: j1 z3 i& o© Edmonton Journal 2008" h6 n) `- i7 u. h7 i X
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