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Canadian home sales edge higher in January
Ottawa, ON, February 15, 2013 - According to statistics[1] released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national home sales activity edged up on a month-over-month basis in January 2013. National sales activity has held fairly steady after gearing down last August in the wake of tightened mortgage lending rules.
Highlights:
• National home sales rose 1.3% from December to January.
• Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity came in 5.2% under levels in January 2012.
• The number of newly listed homes rose 1.6% from December to January.
• The Canadian housing market remains firmly in balanced territory.
• National average sale price was up 2% year-over-year in January.
• The MLS® HPI rose 3.1% in January, the smallest gain since April 2011.