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Canadian Consumers Remain Bullish On Real Estate Market
November 16, 2011
The Canadian housing market continues to defy those who have long predicted its collapse.
It was just another set of numbers, but if anything the market seemed to pick up steam with October sales across the country the best they have been since January.
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