Sep
12
Fading Housing Optimism Deepens Decline in Canada Confidence
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Expections for decrease in real estate prices hit 7-year high
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Readings on personal finances and job security weakened
The share of Canadians expecting real estate prices to fall has reached the highest level in seven years, driving consumer confidence to its third-consecutive weekly decline.
The Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index fell to 57.7 from 58.4 a week earlier, still above its 12-month average of 56.1. Several factors drove the deterioration, including real estate, weakening personal finances and pessimism about the Canada economy.
“This particular week of tracking suggested downward movement on all indicators,” Nanos Research Group Chairman Nik Nanos said…
Fading Housing Optimism Deepens Decline in Canada Confidence
