Housing affordability expected to improve in 2008
Story date: 2008-01-24 12:59:00
Added on: 2008-01-24 22:46:10
Winnipeg Sun - TORONTO — With interest rates being lowered in hopes of avoiding a recession and mortgage rates declining in tandem, buying a house in Canada should become more affordable this year, real estate observers suggest. In its latest housing ...
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