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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com! u9 m& J1 z- V T! w, P
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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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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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0 w `, V, b: u4 c+ Q$ p$ ?Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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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.4 a& N! W* g3 u0 f i# [& ^
6 Q' f7 N' I7 t5 }9 Z. ^, WEven 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.
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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.0 @$ p$ U$ u: \/ V( q5 z2 ~
' }4 d6 B j4 _ [( G% 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.; K* x9 `. |+ p; A# [! q
# g i! E' e# A4 g$ K"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.
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6 |4 c& L* g1 U6 y& R4 \! ^' LWith files from Canwest News Service* h$ J. Y% y/ s/ u. W! ^8 u
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© Edmonton Journal 2008
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