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Canadian home sales pick up in September

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:01:01 +0000

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.

The Canadian Real Estate Association wins advertising award at the IABC Ottawa Excel Awards

admin — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:44:07 +0000

Ottawa, ON – June 9, 2011 – Last night, The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) won an IABC (International Association of Business Communicators) Ottawa Excel Award of Merit for its fall 2010 advertising campaign.

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CREA Updates Resale Housing Forecast

admin — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:43:35 +0000

OTTAWA – May 9, 2011 – The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has revised its forecast for home sales activity via the Multiple Listing Service ® (MLS ® ) Systems of Canadian real estate Boards and Associations for 2011 and 2012. National sales activity is now expected to reach 441,100 units in 2011, a decline of 1.3 per cent from 2010

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National home sales hold steady in March

admin — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:00:44 +0000

OTTAWA – April 15th, 2011 – According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity held steady in March 2011 compared to February. Seasonally adjusted national home sales activity in March came in one tenth of a percentage point above levels for the previous month, with stable demand in most large urban centres. With national sales in each of the first three months of 2011 running close to their five- or ten-year monthly averages, seasonally adjusted national sales activity in the first quarter of 2011 was up 4.5 per cent from levels recorded in the fourth quarter of last year, and reached the highest quarterly level in a year.

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CREA Boosts Annual Resale Housing Forecast

admin — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:00:12 +0000

OTTAWA – February 8, 2011 – The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has revised its 2011 forecast for home sales activity via the Multiple Listing Service ® (MLS ® ) Systems of Canadian real estate Boards and Associations, and extended it to 2012.

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National resale housing market further stabilizes

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:01:17 +0000

OTTAWA – October 15th, 2010 – National resale housing activity edged higher for a second consecutive month in September 2010, according to statistics released by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). Combined with a falling supply of homes on the market, the number of months of inventory also declined for the second consecutive month.

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U.S.-Style Home Price Correction Unlikely in Canada

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:58:36 +0000

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released a new report today indicating that home prices will stabilize, and will remain stable for some time. This means that Canadian homeowners are unlikely to experience a U.S.-style decline in the value of their homes. “The relationship between average price and income has recently been cited as portending a U.S.-style correction in Canadian home prices,” said Gregory Klump, Chief Economist, CREA.

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Demand and supply coming into balance in resale market

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:58:02 +0000

OTTAWA – March 15, 2010 – With rising activity in Toronto offset by lower activity in Vancouver, the number of homes sold through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems of Canadian real estate Boards edged lower in February. In recent months, national sales activity has slowed while new listings continue to rise, resulting in a more balanced national resale housing market.

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REALTORS® welcome EI benefits for Self-Employed

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:49:39 +0000

Ottawa – February 1, 2010 – On behalf of Human Resources and Skills Development Minister Diane Finley, Rob Moore, Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism, joined today with Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) CEO Pierre Beauchamp to announce that self-employed REALTORS® can now participate in the Employment Insurance (EI) program. “From coast-to-coast-coast, a large majority of REALTORS® are self-employed,” says Mr. Beauchamp.

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New Economic Study Underscores Need to Remove Tax Barriers to Property Reinvestment

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:26:41 +0000

OTTAWA – Tax policy discourages the sale of income property and impedes a chain reaction of economic stimulus and job creation – elements that could greatly contribute to a commercial real estate market recovery and community redevelopment. A new Altus Group economic study prepared for The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) found that income property sales generate sizeable economic activity in a number of industries, and support job creation

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New Economic Study Underscores Need to Remove Tax Barriers to Property Reinvestment