The housing market weakened sharply in January, with home sales and house prices both plunging. While the housing market has been struggling for some time, the record-breaking winter storm that hit eastern Canada likely played a role in last month’s weakness. Housing starts also declined, but we expect them to remain elevated over the next few months as the government continues to prop up purpose-built rental construction.
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