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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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! Y' L5 w1 z; w( P, E% J3 G: sEDMONTON - 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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$ [" s! F5 q* _Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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/ f# O, X6 e! h& B* OCompared 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.
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! J7 C" G6 l" o# Y- f: P; rEven 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.6 n: o9 v+ F) e
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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.( y- E, b% ?+ {7 \( P/ z
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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 i! Q$ N) g5 D
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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.. c: Q1 D& V! C% X8 t( x2 ]8 e$ _
c! Q7 x1 I& T"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.
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, R/ n: }; L* bWith files from Canwest News Service# X" K l" \' k
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