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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com: [" Z/ _) I3 ~; C8 w \; ?
Published: 9:53 am
[( o* D f( k" EEDMONTON - 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.
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% i/ ?/ g1 G& W1 _* k$ R" k; JCompared 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.' C" O# H' L( A
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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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8 {3 |5 U% I% y' QEven 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." r& @! h, I0 Q2 [$ x# I" K
; ~6 W! d" J% k5 k8 P- 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.6 k* A% h7 ]% J
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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." P- A7 b+ v$ V: W
7 c" A! K+ V3 v; h) V" C% dPrices 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.: I# C7 O* K& ]( A4 c
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With files from Canwest News Service
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