Media Advisory: CMHC to Release Results From its House Price Analysis and Assessment Framework (HPAA)

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 21, 2014) - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) will release results from its national House Price Analysis and Assessment (HPAA) - a comprehensive framework that aims to identify potentially problematic conditions in Canada's housing markets.

Results will be made available as part of a special edition of Housing Now Canada, on November 24^th, at 10:30am (EST) and will be accessible at http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/hoficlincl/homain/stda/index.cfm.

HPAA results account for economic, financial and demographic drivers and will include an assessment of the national market as well as 8 Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs): Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Québec and Halifax.

There will be media availability via teleconference with CMHC Chief Economist Bob Dugan at 11:30 am (EST) to explain the methodology behind the framework supporting this new report.

Please contact CMHC media relations to obtain the dial-in number and pass code.

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