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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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. j% \( l4 g$ p+ T5 ] w* f' H% PEDMONTON - 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.6 ] X; W0 i% q0 ^9 m+ j# ^" {# H
0 n) C+ o5 ]/ L5 B. ^- j" _Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. " g! `3 B$ Z/ v+ n
; d* U1 ^% O. xCompared 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.& h+ r/ B6 q) ^9 A$ E! U' M
: D! { O( W8 b7 D"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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) N$ ^( A" {' p+ [7 x" E; d, 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.+ z2 T6 Y4 k/ b1 f
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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.$ z1 g! _3 r1 H8 i
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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. n* l4 A1 b& |1 { i7 t; Q
1 T) X9 W5 U" F { l7 SPrices 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.* b# P. M: D0 n( e3 D- C
1 i6 Y: g7 ^* k \, Z"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 Service2 y% {, F6 T: C, q+ u
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© Edmonton Journal 2008
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