Edmonton new home prices see biggest drop in 23 years

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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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( A+ i) F7 S  k8 fEDMONTON - 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.

1 p1 u. x" X0 g: [3 |& Z0 dEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.

' P7 H+ G! v1 g1 Q5 d8 C1 ]3 zCompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.
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( ^/ u0 b+ T, J' x6 C3 i' PCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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3 G; Q  n/ J9 O2 g+ K1 R$ m"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said.

Even 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.

9 F' U) H6 B, @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.
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( C5 L3 i8 I3 i( |) F' @5 s"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.
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+ d0 T# t9 P5 F$ E3 g& J/ zWith files from Canwest News Service
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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