| From Financialpost.com: Home prices fell for a fourth straight month in September but any improvement in affordability is expected to be lost because of a sudden rise in mortgage rates caused by the credit-market crisis.
"We are heading into a very difficult six months. I think we'll see a continued slowing for six months at the minimum. We are in recessionary territory," said Benjamin Tal, an economist with CIBC World Markets, who says house prices could fall up to 10% nationally over the six months..... Full Article: Source
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