Worst January for home sales since 2009, CREA reports

Home sales in January were the lowest for the month since 2009 and down 37.1 per cent compared with a year ago, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Wednesday. The drop came as January sales also fell on a month-over-month basis as they dropped three per cent compared with December. The Offer newsletter: Sign up for curated coverage of Canadian real estateCREA said the move lower to start the year gave back the small gains made in December. The month-over-month drop came as gains in Hamilto