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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com5 b2 l+ J/ V: ?" A, \$ r& n0 o# i4 r
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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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2 I( A0 O2 L, F3 U6 a8 o" L' wEdmonton'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.2 r9 O$ I$ |' d8 j% X3 u0 z! Z8 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.6 b; ]7 T3 w: A5 _3 |9 Q
, v0 s2 [2 G6 j& @: [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.
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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.' z3 n. @% I6 R% i
* w3 r' ~6 U- R/ s* ~6 J! b! cPrices 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.1 f1 v# t9 Q# ?9 ^7 T% m; H
8 |: Q; Q7 t' x"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.5 S% @7 `3 S: S
1 B5 y. U4 M! Z0 z' I- gWith files from Canwest News Service8 ?% t/ |; C& c+ E
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com' B1 e: W1 T, @7 P6 j9 Z
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