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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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$ R5 F6 b' f5 d; EEDMONTON - 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.8 X& e/ H* ]# `' E# P4 G$ A
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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.( s* r6 z: R5 V3 Q, t
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Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.- o7 }2 a7 p `1 q! U
* t5 C! F: w ?5 s1 A 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.4 k& K- e) m, L) S
* S6 i) _4 @8 s8 {) A VAs 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.5 Z- ?) m' R D( [8 m4 O# e
) o, F0 ?# x; \& [( i; s8 Q3 `"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said., `5 ]3 Z; U3 c! S
3 H2 J9 _3 F1 A, Q" h$ H0 }With files from Canwest News Service
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