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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com, A) F C5 I, C& Z
Published: 9:53 am' ]( `: d: a% l6 Z
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.* I9 t; i0 P/ ]: T+ b$ k. r) p
; f' {% ~( A u# EEdmonton'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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0 A L, [: Q2 B/ ^6 a! B0 ~' t" q# z7 LCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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4 L# T. Z K% [8 m# C"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; O% d0 R$ tEven 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.: R$ `# Y4 F9 M1 y/ h# j8 }
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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.: V' M1 z4 x. `
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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., Y& D1 @8 M# V4 M4 l
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"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said./ B8 D! d+ G% \; K+ M
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With files from Canwest News Service
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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