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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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EDMONTON - 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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2 _! d; ^' T- W# |2 B; MEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. . e4 X: Y! S$ i5 y, c& L
+ ~# r3 m/ H7 o* C8 JCompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.
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. {1 U& C( P9 ^" Z, z& c% f9 J0 |Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.1 `8 O; X q3 G9 K2 O p$ R# y& n/ j; {
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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.5 D6 g# }( N" m% P# H' \ r f0 G/ 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.
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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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. E2 I3 t. {5 k* V0 T+ R; DAs 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.; z2 y5 |* ~* q6 H
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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.' n5 w2 s* C+ B- U
2 V! q( Z1 ^$ d- Q R"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.2 C$ U, r7 d2 K# c4 F8 a" B) x
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