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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.( P1 h" E W4 C) I( N, t7 l% I& q
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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. ! g2 |9 d, S( D% c1 H, \( \
5 t7 j( n2 o) ]% |Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.7 m: V" i& W2 V
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Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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, a$ {1 t% \' m) V" @7 I"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.
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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.3 x% y' v6 H7 `: d
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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.: y' J; U. \, m) ]
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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.' q: l0 q* g1 y: K; [) I
* D6 y' R- F$ s+ g"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.' i( n( ~& n' ]% x( D7 b
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With files from Canwest News Service/ u& j9 Q |( g) K+ {0 n- P# ? Y
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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