Greater Toronto home sales down 16% in June: TRREB
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The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales in June declined 16.4 per cent from last year, with many potential buyers staying on the sidelines despite the highly anticipated Bank of Canada interest rate cut.
The board said 6,213 homes changed hands in the month compared with 7,429 in June of last year.
The average selling price in the Greater Toronto Area was down 1.6 per cent year-over-year to $1,162,167.
New listings rose 12.3 per cent over the same period, with 17,964 properties put on the market last month.
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Oil prices rise and stocks fall as war with Iran still advances despite Trump’s talk of negotiations
U.S. markets ticked slightly lower and oil prices rose early Tuesday as the war in the Middle East continued a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States had made progress in talks with the Islamic Republic to end the conflict.
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Stock markets in Canada and the U.S. rallied after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end to the war.
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