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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com) K+ [; z) z, ` K: s0 V5 Y5 @4 a7 K
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+ h. l/ u5 w9 I! w# FEDMONTON - 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." Y3 W/ A. o9 c- r
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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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/ |& L1 p Z; M: E' @Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.& Q* o0 f" F- J# r( T
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Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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1 \ y5 y* ~2 ?" M2 B"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said.) Y9 D+ Z8 z% H. Y; g+ N
6 F! P$ ?/ G! W6 s- i1 s/ X. r( G+ |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.* `2 D! D( M; Y9 C" s2 w! \( l
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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.1 g, Z e9 ]' ]% F& G
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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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: n) ~& N0 V( B! k# H7 g$ d5 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.
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"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said./ d3 O4 p4 L1 T* i& h5 }3 E2 u
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With files from Canwest News Service
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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