Edmonton new home prices see biggest drop in 23 years

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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
Published: 9:53 am
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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# A3 j- ]- U% Y  v; ^Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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% b5 B  J& F4 Y  p% s/ V) C# ~Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.
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" v1 k7 a; e9 w+ E3 ZCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.

$ M: x2 A$ ]6 w/ H; [# t"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said.

$ c+ J9 K6 I9 L' }4 gEven 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 N# x) x/ W" N0 u6 S9 @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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* f& \2 H7 y$ {6 ~, g  ^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.
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"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 Service
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com

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