The real estate market has run out of steam, a report from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) suggests.
"Canadian housing market activity continued to slide in May, confirming that the six-year housing boom has, indeed, fizzled, and the poor winter results were not just weather- and holiday-related," Bank of Montreal economic analyst Robert Kavcic said in a commentary.
He based his comment on the CREA monthly report on 25 major markets, released Friday, which shows that volumes and prices are slowing or falling compared to May 2007.