According to statistics released by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national home sales activity edged up on a month-over-month basis in January 2013. National sales activity has held fairly steady after gearing down last August in the wake of tightened mortgage lending rules.
Highlights:
- National home sales rose 1.3% from December to January.
- Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity came in 5.2% under levels in January 2012.
- The number of newly listed homes rose 1.6% from December to January.
- The Canadian housing market remains firmly in balanced territory.
- National average sale price was up 2% year-over-year in January.
- The MLS® HPI rose 3.1% in January, the smallest gain since April 2011.
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