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Quarter of Canadians expect to buy a house soon, poll suggests

KEITH NORBURY March 20, 2010

A third of Canadian renters expect to buy a home within the next two to three years, according to survey results that pollster Allan Gregg presented earlier this month to delegates at the 37th annual Canadian Home Builders’ Association conference.

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