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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.- Z4 e. a( f0 X1 r0 f' `
; r; o8 M/ @: {3 u) x1 O, e8 h3 VEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. 3 o2 b- F" U4 _1 R! G8 L
0 U9 } E+ _5 ICompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.1 A8 y% u* X* v2 ]; ?$ ]7 v7 B
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) }1 y8 u4 M: V0 w/ ?4 E5 LCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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x! s: j; Y* j+ }4 S: j: g"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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) q8 W% w; I$ M6 A) HEven 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.6 @/ B1 ~8 x$ r, n o8 k) g/ ^
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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.* U! R& c* r; @: _
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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.( Q" E' c4 Y/ m$ S) a0 g
6 m" ~+ r/ u& R# C" l1 RPrices 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.
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With files from Canwest News Service9 e( D8 D" v* h& x# D% Z& p! h3 e
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