Annual rate of housing starts down in September from August, says ...
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OTTAWA (CP) - Housing starts fell in September to a seasonally adusted annual rate of 231,000 units from 241,100 in August, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
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The inflation rate unexpectedly fell in September to its lowest in six months, official data shows, bolstering expectations that borrowing costs will not go up again this year.
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U.S. housing starts unexpectedly rose 0.6 percent in August to their highest level in five months as low mortgage rates encouraged construction, but permits fell more than anticipated, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- Housing construction plunged in August, falling to the lowest level in more than three years as the industry showed further signs of a dramatic slowdown.
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House prices fell for the second month running during August as the market continued to feel the effects of rising interest rates, figures show.
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WASHINGTON - Sales of existing homes plunged a record amount in September while median home prices dropped by the largest amount in nearly a year, reflecting deepening problems in the troubled housing market.
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Sales of existing US homes fell by 8% in September, the biggest decline in 16 years, a report shows.
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WASHINGTON - New-homes sales tumbled in August to their lowest level in seven years, a stark sign the credit crunch is aggravating an already painful housing slump.
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WASHINGTON -- Construction of new homes fell in August to the slowest pace in 12 years as troubles in the housing industry continued to intensify.
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The number of mortgages approved by banks fell for the fourth month in a row in September, figures show.
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Sales of previously owned homes fell  8.0 percent in September to a record low 5.04 million unit pace  amid troubles in the subprime mortgage and credit markets, the  National Association of Realtors said on Wednesday.
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Business & money: The number of new mortgage approvals fell to its lowest level in over two years in September.
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WASHINGTON -- Construction of new homes plunged by a bigger-than-expected amount in September, reflecting the deepening troubles in housing.
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Sales of new homes plunged in August and prices posted their biggest year-on-year drop in nearly 37 years, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday, underlining the depth of problems facing the housing sector.
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The pace of existing home sales in   the United States fell for a fifth straight month in August and   prices dropped from year-ago levels for the first time in more   than 10 years, a realtors group said on Monday.
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House prices in England and Wales fell slightly in August, property research company Hometrack says, offering another sign the market may be cooling in the face of higher interest rates.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The annual inflation rate was 1.8 per cent in September, down slightly from the 1.9 per cent recorded in August, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.