Edmonton new home prices see biggest drop in 23 years

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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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2 e( k9 }$ E" u: D$ h2 yEDMONTON - 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.

* G- M! A9 ]8 ]. k* ^Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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Compared 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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3 x0 E8 S5 B/ ~- ~"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said.

% X. T  [  b# l5 m) G0 ]5 wEven 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.

: g3 Q7 G: Z0 F3 u8 a, `, Q( WAs 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 ]1 s- e  o& Z) w  uPrices 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.
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With files from Canwest News Service

9 {$ @) z3 o! V5 j9 v8 pbmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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