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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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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.- j, A9 a! P, [7 [& N, k
+ v* g9 f* i1 {5 e8 mEdmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. ; t$ y" \/ _, I9 m( n: J1 U
: ] w; Q: ?, y0 H$ {+ n: e( q' v: B) \' }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.
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; _/ E! a0 e( r. A3 d$ J5 |6 S$ |"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said.0 J3 j. v. v, s% u7 M
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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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) r3 V# W4 m& D+ zThe 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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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.9 J' B) c5 } f4 y
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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.
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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
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bmah@thejournal.canwest.com; ?; Q! D2 a8 ^* M2 @/ Y7 o
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