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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com" D8 g+ w9 u7 s& a( k( S* O
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+ I$ F0 h. k; @2 t( \0 ^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." [! i+ x, u& G+ y
" _7 u9 X: Q' z4 }. |Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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) T1 G& x- D9 a) N- C: ?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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' Y. }9 L! x4 p2 y"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said.& }2 Y( J7 V3 t
0 x, n2 `( @2 k9 r5 OEven 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.
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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.
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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./ k8 M. D6 O% B4 T& w
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"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.$ }( D& E1 I; _: H' x$ t
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