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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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7 w4 e# j, i. N3 h( X: \8 Y0 x% dEDMONTON - 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., b) T; ~ w+ o _+ s( v, a
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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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4 b7 N) |8 L+ MCompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.
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5 v3 ]( X6 }* E6 PCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.6 z$ z) }1 z% M% o1 U5 M' h: O
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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.: ^8 V" t0 [( j1 ^6 N( P7 v9 p
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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.8 Q; u8 V& M7 [6 o8 w: S1 M% [7 y
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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.: a& L% b+ }( f
: A8 D+ ?3 a+ T* b: IPrices 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.0 X) x: O% Y& {
k5 p; i8 e/ u; F! S) R' QWith files from Canwest News Service0 Q2 F. u. P h/ \/ O' F9 @, s" u
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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