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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com* w" z% v, i2 `/ M) q% W. p, V5 Q
Published: 9:53 am
, x& p$ o' {) _$ f3 hEDMONTON - 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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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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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.' a# i* Y5 c7 j
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"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said.
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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.0 ` i4 s, B, x6 R4 x; p& u
3 S' F$ \% E* Q3 t7 rThe 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./ ?% D6 n3 v" K0 Y
$ c5 S& e" D' ]* qAs 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.' z, R7 c1 G5 o( |2 m* W
9 J- ?1 N! I9 P: FPrices 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.4 Z; H/ i' w$ ^
# ]. g3 W+ ~( p% r: z6 J"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.1 l6 f; H; v4 {$ c. C
0 [; D- d. h4 }( G! h4 pWith files from Canwest News Service9 H, `. L K- A
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© Edmonton Journal 2008
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