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CREA Updates Resale Housing Forecast
Ottawa, ON, September 15, 2014 – The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has updated its forecast for home sales activity via the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems of Canadian real estate Boards and Associations for 2014 and 2015.
The deferral of sales and listings during an extraordinarily bleak winter delayed the start to the spring home buying season earlier this year. This deferral b... read more.
Reasons why the Bank of Canada will keep interest rates low
The Bank of Canada announced on September 3rd, 2014 that it was holding its trend-setting overnight lending rate at 1 per cent.
The overnight rate has not moved in four years. It’s likely that it will remain where it is for some time yet. Why?
- Inflation is on target — Inflation recently increased and is tracking close to the Bank’s 2 per cent target. However, the Bank believes the increase reflects... read more.
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