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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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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./ I3 n; w! L' D5 I
2 o5 n$ [" F* P( ^7 X, F i6 G6 m, ]" D/ k; 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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Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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* C; A- I ~$ R. f5 U" b" L"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said.5 y# z7 P% O8 E8 |8 ?
$ ] W* Q6 C% q! `- UEven 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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' D8 J4 n# T* F) Z1 }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.5 U3 D* {& T0 E% B+ z! w; k
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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.
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7 V) f, j. M7 ]# c- CPrices 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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"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.' c0 P+ K8 I7 D3 w y
% n) Y: K& V& G: q0 b6 f/ ]With files from Canwest News Service& h. y8 x d! S4 K
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© Edmonton Journal 2008
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