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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
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" f9 m2 C, j# Y* R3 BEDMONTON - 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., B% O1 |9 \; z# j/ K1 j
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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.. R2 d9 q& Q6 X; r3 U
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Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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# L/ ]; i2 \) b5 e1 C' U"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said.+ E$ W$ `% N/ V
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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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- m4 x: k, e; OThe 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.; M% }2 M0 m0 K/ Z
: U# f/ G) V; j. X9 c, ^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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0 [2 k, G! N5 |' B: q1 S0 y4 G0 LPrices 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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1 v. K% P2 v) f7 `With files from Canwest News Service
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