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Multiple Listing Service

Multiple Listing Service: The number of homes that changed hands over the Multiple Listing Service in April was just 3 per cent lower than a year ago on an annual basis, compared with a 15-per-cent drop in March. Aprils relatively small decline comes on the heels of average declines that topped 13 per cent during the previous five months, noted Royal Bank of Canada economist Robert Hogue. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Decoding the mortgage market Would shorter amortizations make the housing market safer and The housing market is doing precisely what policy makers in Ottawa set out to achieve, cooling down without flaming out. Related OSFI probes longer-term uninsured mortgages, could act (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.