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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com6 f" u& k2 c7 I
Published: 9:53 am
& ]5 Y: y0 m: zEDMONTON - 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.7 W4 e" b$ L" s8 X S1 A
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Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.# I& r3 K# @3 j0 ?- J$ I2 E
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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.
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; G" ~( Y9 n$ t) Z2 a7 z. pThe 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.* O& p0 Y, E) l) i
+ M% J3 d+ b6 G2 _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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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./ s) k1 A, j6 y
: h1 `8 g8 ]* C( a"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.9 _" d4 N( q6 ~" v1 `
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