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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com7 w2 f+ n# I; P- M% d
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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.6 w9 E# F6 `6 J% x0 B2 b, h
- S b+ D8 C l- kEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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& V g3 q, {4 j0 JCompared 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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2 L! s4 d; L, f"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said.$ g5 L7 l" L% d- c2 a/ N. C
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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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% S8 I; y! e- h& B: Z3 UThe 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.& W- L0 X2 x! V8 D7 G( n/ h" W. X
; }9 j& M' B, t4 L3 E* w( PAs 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.4 r* y h* e, E
0 d2 Y! n% h3 A/ `( V' ~"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.& u- U* e2 ~. p5 Y& j1 N0 p
$ f% E' T; Q" G: LWith files from Canwest News Service
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