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Housing market on the brink

The housing market appears on the verge of a downturn and will negatively impact economic growth from the second quarter onwards. Although Vancouver home sales have rebounded in recent past months, we doubt that resurgence can be sustained in the new tougher regulatory environment. Meanwhile, the slowdown in Toronto’s much larger housing market has gone from bad to worse, with a correction in house prices coming soon.

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