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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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7 e9 {8 ?3 n: y/ ]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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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. ! N8 x8 o" W# U$ E; `
5 ~) O9 o$ G7 G" r& h% p% p" MCompared 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.
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/ |# |6 i% O: P0 f7 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.
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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.8 h9 m3 [1 I5 M" \4 n# s; z+ z
% Q/ G5 Z) Z: AThe 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.+ e/ X- J. i( f% D4 u. _
2 @9 x* C$ J1 ~% J2 f+ [0 |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.1 q3 W' V, n) i: t# Q; U* ]' z
9 T4 p7 v4 J Z8 l9 I$ L. ?7 H' Y$ UPrices 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.0 {' C+ k. s/ y8 m$ b5 b$ A6 p
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"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.6 z& k5 T _; M/ Z! O
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With files from Canwest News Service) {: |) N5 y5 D
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© Edmonton Journal 2008
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