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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com' W( Z! c6 P% N6 e; H: K, O
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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.1 b1 w' v/ p$ Y" \+ o- V' ?
, ?& h4 w6 u, F, j5 p8 L& PEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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8 b5 G: S9 e |( v; gCompared 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.0 }& R! u( z H3 x
! z4 q1 W- O8 F& A"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.
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. C! W* v' L% IThe 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 J7 i+ J) }6 F: \$ R5 R2 W1 c
" v5 `. d) {* q1 E+ [# jAs 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$ x6 }4 A. { ?. t- y
. Q6 V+ y$ ?6 Y/ T4 |& MPrices 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.- G: Q6 K+ F; f9 E' T7 \" K
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"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.! Q8 P3 o! g- `; r# d8 p1 H
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With files from Canwest News Service7 {: P- U( }& }2 H( v r
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com6 l8 h. y! \% H
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© Edmonton Journal 2008
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