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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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- ~/ v& T; t3 CEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. + c: `; T) C$ |/ c' y
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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.
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0 M; E1 [) H" B0 o d% Q$ p F* v"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said.1 @# a- B: R3 `
& v& n& c4 d# ZEven 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.4 u0 U( S: Z6 T2 z) W9 H0 r' P
( a* K0 q* T9 P) v0 tThe 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.0 j/ S7 S5 g# P4 C
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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./ X; X, a% H& x' j* J# O4 S
! ?3 y; T' K# e; WPrices 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.% [6 z0 @1 i; |" ~5 B% H
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With files from Canwest News Service
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