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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com/ z# @1 `$ z4 W( G3 q/ d, Y% i
Published: 9:53 am
1 k- m2 J" S# |( G# v+ WEDMONTON - 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 `, R% w! W5 B3 o/ ^; kEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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& i5 T( l; i# \# F [Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.
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+ D$ ~4 \$ u- i ~Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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2 b0 u$ |2 y* y/ ?/ G% ]$ P"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said., k4 x/ {8 t5 ^& ]/ h4 p
6 \' Y4 D; n6 j# K- e7 fEven 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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0 c& }- p, j8 K4 {7 {! mThe 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.6 `9 I) Q1 j3 K+ M+ L
) h% [ l, A6 Y) y$ eAs 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.
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! }$ o4 i! z5 t"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.; ]( G5 X) b" Y1 b% |" r0 P
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With files from Canwest News Service5 I- P3 w+ \' Q) {! v' I% `3 S
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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