Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in August slowed compared with July as the rate of new home construction continued to slow from their highs earlier this year.

Canadian home prices continued to rise in August as the country’s market remained historically tight.

Not only could Snowbirds and other Canadians who own property abroad face retaliatory policies, experts say, but the policy would also fail to improve housing affordability for Canadians at home.

Housing has been a hot topic in the upcoming Canadian federal election.

The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says August home sales and new listings in the Montreal region were down about 30 per cent each from last year.

As kids head back to the classroom this fall, household budgets will be tested.