预计到今年年底的下降幅度在5%到10%之间。 The price index, which dropped 0.1 per cent nationally between July and August on a seasonally adjusted basis, is expected to decline between five and 10 per cent between now and the end of 2013, said National Bank senior economist Marc Pinsonneault. 至于小幅下降的原因主要是由于房贷按揭政策的变化： The index, which tracks price changes for repeat sales of single-family homes, is the latest indicator that Canada’s major real estate markets are softening, following the introduction in July of tighter rules on insured mortgages. The new rules include a reduction in the maximum amortization period from 30 to 25 years, a change that economists say is equivalent to a nearly one-per-cent hike in interest rates.
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