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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com( N# `" E# j' X7 X0 @
Published: 9:53 am9 B8 w/ C, Q, C! c" K
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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; c& w }) b$ W, REdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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4 u B0 r- t2 Q: l/ YCompared 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., T& R+ q* D9 M. D
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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.
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" g+ f4 H9 u8 J0 D1 REven 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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4 Q( X5 k4 \, C! ]& L1 L5 NThe 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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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.2 `; I+ X, U% X7 w
9 ^4 A% W( B% Y$ _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.& F1 b& N4 }! }. E! z/ I
0 W, J4 ^7 ?+ n9 \" y1 \! o"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.
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5 |6 l& p' S- Z2 ~2 |- P$ b2 dWith files from Canwest News Service6 J, j. p) {4 j& u' u, P
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