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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com/ p- F0 E8 I( D9 N6 Y6 _9 Z P
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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 b `! T0 Z2 a
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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. 5 W( ~; P8 l1 R9 z2 I7 P1 k
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Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.) E$ E; d0 I3 K+ Q
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- t, ~4 z" i) ^5 aCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.5 q) _! q* o4 O/ n% y0 l
9 j0 q! P7 z' d; s' \"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said.2 S4 P% d8 w6 N2 L
8 p4 _& p+ J0 ~% J& A' 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.$ X! H) q* s7 W8 r
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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.2 N4 x. f1 {) D# d2 [
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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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% ^1 t+ e) P2 s+ p$ {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.. N7 \" b) e1 ^" _' z0 D# R
8 C9 J. R9 S7 n1 r& p p"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.
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& \4 F5 d0 d& |; @With files from Canwest News Service2 R" L: W+ ~, B5 ?0 }" S$ Q* t# N
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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