Business Report: Signs of a slowing real estate market

Business Report: Signs of a slowing real estate market

February 5, 2019 6:17 pm EST.

New data from the Bank of Canada is pointing to a slowdown of sales activity in the real estate market. And, Canada’s Sunrise Records is buying the historic HMV brand in the U.K. Mike Eppel has the day’s business news.

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