Canadian Home Sales Hit Five-Year Low on Tougher Mortgage Rules

Homes stand in this aerial photograph taken above Toronto.Photographer: James MacDonald/Bloomberg
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Canadian home sales fell to the lowest in more than five years in April, as tougher mortgage qualification rules deterred buyers.

The number of homes sold last month declined 2.9 percentBloomberg Terminal from March, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Tuesday from Ottawa. Declines were recorded in about 60 percent of cities tracked including Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal.