Real Estate
Home Prices in Canada Fall Again as Mortgage Pain Intensifies
- Benchmark price dips to C$882,900; Ontario markets hit
- Ratio of sales to new listings falls to three-year low
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Canadian home prices declined for the second straight month as surging borrowing costs spur a reversal in what had been one of the world’s hottest housing markets.
Canada’s benchmark home price fell 0.8% to C$822,900 (about $635,000) in May from the month before, according to data released Wednesday by the Canadian Real Estate Association. Cities in Ontario showed the biggest declines.