The fall in new listings in October may ease some concerns about forced home sales but, with the sales-to-new listing ratio declining again, it is still likely that the pace of house price declines will accelerate. Weaker home demand appears to be weighing on some types of housing starts but, amid strong immigration, that softness has been offset by a surge in purpose-built rental projects.
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