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Home prices in Canada continue to rise

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 18 Aug, 2023 09:55 AM
  • Home prices in Canada continue to rise

Home prices in Canada continued to rise last month, the fourth consecutive monthly increase.

That's according to Teranet-National Bank's composite index for July, which was up 2.4 per cent from June.

Eight of the 11 markets in the composite index were up in July led by Halifax at 4.9 per cent, Vancouver at 3.9 per cent and Toronto at 3.5 per cent.

Prices were down 1.2 per cent in Quebec City, 0.9 per cent in Montreal and 0.3 per cent in Calgary.   

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