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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com' o5 Q6 V: G: K
Published: 9:53 am
- k w2 J; m; v3 H/ k0 Q: S( F8 VEDMONTON - 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.+ \# @0 O* N6 p# q! h
& d) l* d7 {! S5 eEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. ( p4 q; }/ P0 l+ h" M% ]: w
" Z, L8 w+ \: {8 e& R3 R; HCompared 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./ b, I* q6 r& q, q* g
: U' \1 H/ |: @, } k9 d" H7 i0 E. y! C"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said.9 ]' z" i" @0 G' s0 p: t
' Y5 \) |7 l; H5 Z$ l7 h( W: DEven 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.8 s" H2 Y4 ~- n: w- O
3 h5 W. Y' D3 B8 jThe 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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4 d" W( b4 b5 T8 h( N9 q. kAs 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.
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& M& M7 [( U0 F"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 Service8 O, d8 t5 c( K
. s$ H. J, `4 w2 M3 V; J; Dbmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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