Thursday 15 December 2011

Canadian Housing Market is Resilient

Canadian home sales edge higher in November
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.
· Year-to-date sales remained in line with the 10 year average, but pulled further ahead of last year's levels.
· The number of newly listed homes was down 3.4 per cent from October to November.
· The national housing market remains balanced, but is edging closer to seller's market territory.
· The national average price posted a 4.6 per cent year-over-year gain in November, the smallest increase since January.

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