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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com {% @4 }( `: Y/ R
Published: 9:53 am
+ T; p8 v6 ^5 K; eEDMONTON - 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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/ v, c% j Q0 v% \9 [Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. 1 I" n7 j2 y+ E5 H3 l
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Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.2 H6 b4 U% |: F, {0 h' x# o8 ^* k3 }
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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.- h! A* a+ y# r5 g6 ^& P/ t9 ?
* z7 j+ t0 u" CEven 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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: R/ y# a& ^: a P8 Q" 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.0 H' q: q, z$ |) E2 t
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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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0 @6 W) b! K( i# e$ R5 n. r: B1 DPrices 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." R3 [$ j$ ~( ?. i7 B7 J
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With files from Canwest News Service
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