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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com: A8 l8 v& M# U4 |
Published: 9:53 am
. T% J" j2 f/ [/ R* cEDMONTON - 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.6 T# Y3 H4 \% q, {: _/ @
/ F i1 f1 m2 A9 f% y a* r8 M+ tEdmonton'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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7 S- D/ V$ |, x; RCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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! W& }0 `( \* M/ V"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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g; c. A9 V6 ^. J* VEven 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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9 n0 V' l9 ], F$ W# M7 OThe 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.7 }6 ~( S4 j: H. z
# g& E9 A7 @+ A. P; O# l, M1 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.. ?+ W' C" U9 g9 t
: V$ j/ ^0 Y* b8 V0 \3 R5 x$ o5 o* aPrices 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. v% c# A8 L& q4 C' I6 i( ~$ o' T! u
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"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.* x7 ^% a' S N9 ?: I8 `# X
% w$ e3 Q6 [8 x8 ^( S+ X# ]With files from Canwest News Service7 X5 |* M+ H3 @3 k
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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