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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com% _$ Y5 v, r) l" ~; w. u- n
Published: 9:53 am
# T8 H2 d7 q' L( G; _# lEDMONTON - 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. - s9 L7 Y. g4 h" z+ R
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Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.% P! R0 x1 m$ t1 s! N" A; j1 [7 \, S
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, u% f3 _/ y) x& Q9 p9 ]Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.0 f# y& T- |* o# \3 O8 `
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"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.% ]) ^1 W! ^- @- N1 h' Q( E
, {$ w3 K/ A9 }, XThe 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.
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6 O4 |7 W5 N* S$ PAs 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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/ V j, g: @; o- m% \( qPrices 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.4 N+ d: F0 S3 \% V* l7 r- ^
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"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.7 n5 o, f+ F) j, u, A1 u4 F
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With files from Canwest News Service: D+ E9 u X( O+ A a* S" b- b4 K
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