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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com, G U' |0 o" U2 x% T F
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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. " b5 U: e) u3 k* G
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Compared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.5 A9 w+ s1 G- l, i+ t6 I9 y
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- T9 J; O) F4 L. q7 HCalgary 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.; I- i2 i/ s/ A; g8 }. f- y
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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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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.7 Q( R" l* \7 E2 r# r1 B- A, v
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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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" O% Q" n' Q" k5 `9 s7 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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"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! q1 N, P9 _- D5 D( l' L
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