New house prices up one per cent in June

The price of a new house rose faster in the Montreal region during the month of June than in any other Canadian metropolitan area, a Statistics Canada index suggests.
The New Housing Price Index rose one per cent from May to June in the Montreal region after remaining essentially flat for four months, the federal statistics agency said on Thursday.
The index, which uses December 2016 as a base, was 103.5 for the Montreal region in June. That suggests the price of a new house has risen 3.5 p