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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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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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: r3 ^& ~5 A2 c: J: I, J9 tEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. 3 G2 W+ e) U/ ~
! K! K' D4 I* _& {4 h( `' ]6 z; WCompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent." k2 y/ }/ {; S4 o6 D5 c1 g0 u$ F
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Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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8 y# L$ {; D5 c1 `& ?, F$ ]"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said.$ Y+ e# B8 L2 ~$ `( x
5 z' K# x1 S& v# C/ EEven 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.* Q9 ? P2 |9 V
F1 z' t5 H% I8 y8 z- sThe 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.5 S' l- W9 Q: o, ^/ V3 S/ f! c$ V
; C2 O" N9 F/ c& R( `6 F, D' SAs 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.: S' _% @# D' l$ X! M$ j4 h) W u9 I
: e. ^% {' I- e7 X# DPrices 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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+ z! A+ |5 Y0 R7 i3 d"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.0 p; o- ^% ?% o/ v
% \2 h' b0 n# ]! O( \With files from Canwest News Service
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