Canadian home sales fall for sixth month in first March decline since the recession
OTTAWA — Canadian home prices fell in March for the sixth straight month as most major markets weakened, data showed on Thursday.
It was just the second March decline in the index’s 20-year history – the only other March fall was in 2009 amid a recession during the global financial crisis, Marc Pinsonneault, senior economist at National Bank of Canada, said in a news release.
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