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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com- e" D; Q& c) d: }* F
Published: 9:53 am
; n: G7 Q5 `) }7 nEDMONTON - 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. ) i/ L* c6 k% R
4 c) h( i& h% W0 b6 m2 n& u! PCompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.) m+ ]) j% u% r- D
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% H6 u" f6 _* U6 h5 E- Y, f; j$ hCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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7 U: @' R2 Q4 G& x E' ]. j"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said. F' \! F; a: t O- H- k: L
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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.; D, U2 `" r0 ]+ ~2 O" S& C
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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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. g! i, z% J/ V/ e1 X8 @; SAs 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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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.
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# z0 ^/ N+ C4 r/ ^' f"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.& Z7 t: d1 ?- C7 ? Q, F- [% `& o$ }
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With files from Canwest News Service/ Z% \* h& T' @5 x+ \
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com8 ~# @" }* A& r* a# L8 w& a) i
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© Edmonton Journal 2008
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