Vancouver led the Canadian housing market in November existing home sales with a 252-per-cent year-to-year surge. Victoria (+116 per cent), Toronto (+105 per cent) and Calgary (+67 per cent) followed close behind as Canada as a whole saw a 73-per-cent increase in existing home sales, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association. Prices were also led last month by Vancouver's 22-per-cent year-over-year rise in existing home prices. http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Vancouver+resale+home+market+surges+November+over+2008/2342923/story.html