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OTTAWA — Canada's housing market will remain steady this year and through 2013, with home prices expected to rise moderately, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Monday

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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation defended its methodology of evaluating properties on Thursday, after a newspaper report questioned whether the practice has led to artificially inflated home prices....

Home prices are approaching bubble territory, although a cool-off is expected.

OTTAWA - Canada's housing market is reaching the limits of sustainability and could tumble if there is no moderation,...

VANCOUVER - Richmond and Vancouver's west side housing markets are red hot, according to a monthly real estate report released Wednesday.

"It's a huge sellers' market, the strongest in those areas...

To help Canadians save more and spend less, the federal government has introduced new rules for government-backed insured mortgages.

New mortgage rules

1. The government is reducing the maximum mortgage a...

 Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced tighter mortgage rules on Monday to address concerns over high Canadian household debt.

"In 2008 and again in 2010, our government acted to protect...

 OTTAWA — Home prices will continue a "moderate and steady climb" this year, helped along by an improving economy and low interest rates, according to a report released Thursday.

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 B.C. property assessments online, see evaluations of your homes and others.

 Vancouver-area residential home sales improved in November compared to the previous four months, says the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.

The number of sales posted on the Multiple...

 Four years ago the federal government announced that publicly traded income trusts, which provide big tax advantages over traditional corporations, would lose that edge by the end of 2010.

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