Edmonton new home prices see biggest drop in 23 years

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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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2 w( |$ K9 ]& c8 v/ i& g) |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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8 y% L$ h" C" S6 OEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.

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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3 V: Y# Z1 t7 r4 d$ K"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.

& m; l; H5 b6 o2 qThe 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.

: [, K9 q1 `* U' J"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.

1 ~+ Y/ a; F4 y3 zWith files from Canwest News Service
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© Edmonton Journal 2008
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