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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com/ r' A) X b# A! x$ ]7 I k; V
Published: 9:53 am- H; q" [: f# x3 _
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.
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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city.
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Compared 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.& a) I! h5 e2 `; k' k" { f5 V) Z
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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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; b, J: {. e+ s5 V( KEven 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.
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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.3 X/ j P3 l; x- f9 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.
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) ]) @' M4 n% v( n9 y( _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.. {2 A& t) p, x1 [
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"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.$ ^, Y5 U8 g/ z
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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