Canada's Real Estate Problem
Relying on a frothy real estate market.
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The Canadian economy was largely stagnant through the first 11 months of last year, shrinking by 0.09 percent. In light of the collapse in oil prices, however, things could have been worse.
But the relative resilience of headline growth belies the extent to which the economy is now being supported by one sector: real estate.