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We’re seeing a housing price boom in more affordable Canadian cities, while more expensive cities are continuing to see prices drop. That’s according to a new report from Royal LePage tracking home prices in the first quarter of the year. Nivrita Ganguly has this story and more in Business Matters for April 17, 2026.

Over the past few years, real estate agents have been used to showing larger homes to families looking to upsize, or investors seeking rental income. But as federal policies take effect and market dynamics shift, the clientele is changing. Skylar Peters explains why it might finally be time for first-time homebuyers to step into home...

The Canadian housing market is expected to stay subdued this year as economic uncertainty continues, with tariffs coming from south of the border. Experts say purchasing a home may not be a priority for many Canadians as a cloud of unpredictability hangs over the job market. Jazan Grewal has this story and more in Business...

Getting a foot in the housing market in New Brunswick– especially for first-time buyers– is becoming more challenging. Prices have climbed sharply in recent years, raising questions about whether housing supply and new construction can keep up with demand. Reeti Meenakshi Rohilla reports.

B.C.’s housing market continues to struggle with both transactions and prices falling in March. And as Kylie Stanton reports, there’s even more uncertainty ahead for both buyers and sellers.

Ontario’s latest budget comes at a time of economic uncertainty, with concerns around the province’s growing deficit and ongoing questions about U.S. trade and tariffs. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy joins Nicole Di Donato to break down the plan, including how it aims to protect key industries, respond to affordability concerns, and boost a struggling housing...

Despite a complex and uncertain housing market, most Canadians still dream of home ownership. A recent poll conducted by RBC in January found 67 per cent of Canadians say they’ve always longed to own a home – an increase of five per cent since 2025. Jazan Grewal reports.

WATCH: Ashley Turner with Century 21 Fusion shares an update on Saskatoon’s housing market. The benchmark housing price is up over $421K in February.

Home sales in 2025 hit a 25 year low in Metro Vancouver, but that appears to be changing with Royal LePage predicting a real estate rebound by spring. Randy Ryalls of Royal LePage Sterling Realty talks about what will be driving the momentum.

A celebration of women, girlhood and community is coming to the town of Greater Napanee next month. The ‘Galentine’s market’ aims to promote women-owned small businesses in the area, while raising money for a good cause.

Something remarkable happened with housing prices across Canada this year: they dropped or stabilized in many markets. That means overall affordability was slightly better than during the price peak of the 1990s. As Anne Gaviola explains, Canada’s largest real estate firms expect prices to tick higher in 2026, though some analysts caution that there are...

Canada’s central bank held its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.25 per cent on Wednesday. The monetary policy announcement is the Bank of Canada’s first of 2026 and marks the second straight hold to borrowing rates. Anne Gaviola has more on what this ‘status quo’ on variable rate debt means for household budgets, the economy...

Saturday brought a major escalation in Middle East tensions after the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran. Redmond Shannon has the details of the operation. Jackson Proskow dives into what motivated the White House to take this step amid looming midterms and an electorate that’s averse to foreign intervention. As Reactions pour...

The City of Calgary is mailing out more than 600,000 property assessments to residents. After years of sticker shock due to a hot housing market, city officials say property values are stabilizing, which is expected to have a direct impact on Calgarians’ property taxes. Adam MacVicar reports.

A group of developers say they’re facing another barrier to building new homes. They’re calling out Metro Vancouver for increasing its building fees during a fragile housing market. Jordan Armstrong reports.

Fraser Valley’s housing market had a tough go in 2025 with home sales being the slowest in over a decade. As Grace Ke reports, it has realtors already looking ahead to the spring in hopes the market will shift.

Real estate forecasts suggest Edmonton housing market is settling into a more typical cycle this year. As Erik Bay tells us, the city’s market is expected to stay active.

New data from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board shows another month of cooling in the GTA housing market, with sales, listings, and prices all down compared to last year. TRREB’s Chief Information Officer, Jason Mercer, joins Candace Daniel to break down what’s driving the slowdown, how declining prices should be interpreted, and whether improving...

After a brief recovery, home prices fell across Canada in November, resulting in mortgage affordability improving in most major housing markets. Nivrita Ganguly speaks with Ratehub.ca’s Penelope Graham about what this means for prospective home buyers as we enter 2026.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday that the seizure of a tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday was done because it’s a “sanctioned shadow vessel known for carrying black market sanctioned oil to the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps).” Leavitt added that “the vessel is currently undergoing a forfeiter process...