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OTTAWA – January 16, 2012 – According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity posted an increase from November to December 2011. Highlights: Sales activity rose 1.8 per cent from November to December. Annual activity totalled 456,749 sales in 2011, up 2.2 per cent from 2010.

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Canadian home sales edge higher in December

OTTAWA - December 15, 2011 – According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity rose slightly in November 2011 from the previous month. Highlights: Sales activity rose slightly (+0.5 per cent) from October to November on a seasonally adjusted basis

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Canadian home sales edge higher in November

Ottawa, ON – December 1, 2011 – Earlier this week, a new version of REALTOR.ca was released. This version introduces exciting new features and tools that allow users to customize REALTOR.ca to find what they’re looking faster and easier

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Upgrades to REALTOR.ca enhance, improve and simplify the user experience

OTTAWA – November 15, 2011 – According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity picked up a little further in October 2011 following the uptick in September.

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Canadian home sales edge higher in October

Ottawa, ON, November 3, 2011 – The President of the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), Gary Morse, today welcomed the decision of the Competition Tribunal to grant CREA leave to intervene in the proceedings the Commissioner of Competition has brought against the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB).

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CREA Welcomes Decision of Competition Tribunal

The Bank of Canada kept its trend-setting Bank Rate at 1.25 per cent on October 25, 2011. This marks the ninth consecutive announcement in which interest rates have been held steady. The tone of the accompanying statement was very dovish, with the Bank noting that “the global economy has slowed markedly as several downside risks to the projection outlined in the Bank’s July Monetary Policy Report (MPR) have been realized.” Of particular note, the Bank said it now expects a “brief recession” in the Eurozone.

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Interest rates to remain on hold for longer

According to statistics [1] released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity picked up in September 2011.   Highlights: Sales activity rose 2.7 per cent in September from the previous month.

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Canadian home sales pick up in September

OTTAWA – September 15, 2011 – According to statistics1 released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity in August 2011 remained stable for the second consecutive month. Highlights: • Sales activity was stable from July to August, but posted another big year-over-year gain reflecting weakened demand last summer. • Year-to-date sales pulled ahead of 2010 levels for the first time this year, and remain in line with the ten-year average.

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Canadian home sales hold steady in August

OTTAWA – August 16, 2011 – According to statistics 1 released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity was stable on a month-to-month basis in July following an uptick in June. Highlights: • Sales activity was stable from June to July, but posted a big year-over-year gain due to weakened demand in July 2010. • Year-to-date sales continue to run in line with the ten-year average.

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Canadian home sales stable in July

OTTAWA – July 15, 2011 – According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), home sales activity over MLS® Systems of Canadian real estate Boards climbed in June 2011 compared to May.

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Canadian home sales pick up in June