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House prices vulnerable to higher interest rates

House prices look increasingly vulnerable to future rises in interest rates. While the economy coped well the last time the Bank of Canada’s rate hikes shook the housing market in 2017 and 2018, the risks are greater now because residential investment accounts for a much larger share of GDP.

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