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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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8 \8 v* ~6 k4 G0 |2 n% _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. % V5 I. m. A8 N
/ X2 u# D: X: r0 j4 Q, t8 UCompared 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.
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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./ W6 y8 j! c. M/ ]) ]
4 G% g! {$ {# ]( [9 |4 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.& k6 z' b3 m: A8 Q# j9 K; M9 q
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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.2 |7 a# u" a( A) v1 K/ S% L4 u7 b
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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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; P" F& W' b; l: \4 EPrices 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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: u0 A$ @: H1 v* a$ L8 P* H( g"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.
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$ A$ t3 ^' ?) `' ~/ c' wWith files from Canwest News Service" a/ J& s' x, M* c$ o' ?6 }
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© Edmonton Journal 2008
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