Canadian home sales slowed down in February 2010 partly due to lower activity in Vancouver, BC because of the Olympics, but this was offset by continuing high activity in Toronto.
According to a report released today by CREA (Canadian Real Estate Association), seasonally adjusted home sales across Canada for February 2010 were 42,700, which was 1.5% lower than January 2010. CREA President Dale Ripplinger said the Ontario and BC markets were likely to remain high until the summary with buyers looking to get in before HST and interest rate hikes.
Other notable stats from the release included:
CREA Chief Economist Gregory Klump, commented that “There are still a number of major markets where sales negotiations favour the seller due to a shortage of inventory, but supply has begun rising. Further expected supply increases will continue to take the steam out of housing markets as the year progresses.”
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