Canada’s national housing agency is predicting that this will be a big year for Red Deer home builders, with 2011 even bigger.

OTTAWA — Canadian home resale volumes slipped in January compared with December but came in far higher than the lowest levels in a decade, set in January 2009 as the country suffered through the global credit crunch and recession.

New mortgage rules announced Tuesday by Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty shouldn’t have a big impact on the local housing market, say several people who make their living in the industry.

MONTREAL — It’s still a seller’s market for homeowners, but economists say it’s not a real estate “bubble.”

On Tuesday, Google added Red Deer to a long list of Canadian communities now visible on Street View Google Maps.