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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com: ~% `! V X, U, B
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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.4 U6 g) X ~6 }+ o* X
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8 \3 K P; Y- H6 d# M" m1 p, M9 |% bEven 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.0 z0 _( o# z: a3 H- N
8 p7 G! M9 L" M: d0 {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 U. o Z/ s+ [
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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. {1 R. R- B7 a" @" F
% Q# ?- }) Q0 S0 HPrices 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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7 C$ I( D5 o/ J% kWith files from Canwest News Service
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