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Real estate top generator of economic activity in 8 markets in 2010

Real estate generated more than 20 percent of all economic activity in eight markets in 2010, according to an On Numbers analysis of gross metropolitan product (GMP) data.

Canadian house prices down 2 Pct

Canadian house prices are down nearly two percent from the same time a year ago when adjusted for inflation as stricter borrowing rules and fading demand cool the market, according to a new Scotiabank real estate report released Wednesday.

OECD: Canadian real estate a risk to economy

Rising real-estate prices in Canada is causing risks to the world’s 10th-largest economy, according to a report released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Wednesday.
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