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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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! |+ v3 a2 A, a! L7 R# ~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.) P% e) X$ N0 a2 S2 q9 L
6 t$ p+ u0 k4 w; J/ ]' tEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. $ W K: T1 y) `6 \- X, B
+ |* P3 J% K1 |: a: zCompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.
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1 m6 ?' U9 B6 \/ N# ^! J& CCalgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.' m1 S* m! A9 m' W5 `# O
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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.: x3 e# g( D) `# b
9 k3 q7 O/ I2 q" X! u. {9 J" r8 {, IThe 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.
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. g5 Y- S2 R) |, j# aAs 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./ i2 k/ \2 y E# W# V7 K7 [8 _
" j4 t( v n* O& aPrices 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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2 X* }) B- L3 c1 V"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 Service; U6 \* k$ M! K2 G8 I
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com
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