… calculated using a weighted average of the median value of all housing types – rose 3.8 per cent year-over-year in the fourth quarter to $819,600. That’s above Royal LePage’s previous estimates for Q4. On a quarterly basis, the increase was a more modest 0.5 per cent.

On a yearly basis. Not that it’s great but 3.8% quarterly would be dramatically bad.

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