Home sales and new listings fall in October, even as prices stay flat
Canada's housing market has gone into winter hibernation early this year, the group that represents realtors said Wednesday, with new data for October showing fewer sales, fewer new listings, and selling prices mostly flat.
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![An "Open House" sign is displayed as potential home buyers arrive at a property for sale in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. The National Association of Realtors is scheduled to release existing homes sales figures on December 20. Photographer: Ty Wright/Bloomberg An sign for an open house on a home for sale.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.4786134.1700059757!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/housing-realtor-open-house.jpg)
Canada's housing market has gone into winter hibernation early this year, the group that represents realtors said Wednesday, with new data for October showing fewer sales, fewer new listings, and selling prices mostly flat.