Housing Market

• Paying mortgage into retirement? Here’s how you could plan your finances

  According to a recent survey, around one-third (29 per cent) of soon-to-be-retired Canadians say they will continue to pay down their mortgage into their retirement years.

  Canada

  May 31
  
• Renewing your mortgage? What Bank of Canada’s rate hold means for you

  According to a recent Royal LePage report, 1.2 million mortgages will be up for renewal in Canada this year. Here's what the Bank of Canada's rate hold means for them.

  Canada

  Apr 17
  
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• Nova Scotia Realtors want province to drop planned increase to deed transfer tax

  The Nova Scotia government's plan to double the deed transfer tax for non-resident homebuyers should be reconsidered, says the province’s Realtors association.

  Economy

  Mar 14
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• How high will home prices get in 2025? Depends where you live

  If the Bank of Canada signals the policy rate may have settled at the bottom, CREA said that could set up a wave of activity in the already traditionally busy spring market.

  Money

  Jan 15
• Will it be easier or harder for Canadians to buy a home in 2025?

  Lower interest rates and changes to mortgages in Canada could help open the door to some would-be homebuyers in 2025. Here's what to expect.

  Money

  Jan 1
• Saskatchewan sees divided views over Housing Accelerator Fund

  With the civic election just over a week away, the controversy surrounding the Housing Accelerator Fund is intensifying in Saskatchewan's two largest cities.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2024
• Canada’s reduced refugee targets ‘wise’ for housing stability: UNHCR

  Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of cabinet Monday in Ottawa.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2024
• Will Bank of Canada’s big rate cut wake up ‘sluggish’ housing market?

  The Bank of Canada slashed key interest rates by half a percentage point, leading some experts to say this could spur movement in Canada's 'sluggish' housing market.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2024
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• Ottawa’s mortgage changes will be a ‘double-edged sword,’ TD economist warns

  Ottawa's proposed mortgage changes may help affordability in the short term, but there are risks to the stability of the Canadian financial system, one economist warns.

  Money

  Oct 17, 2024
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• Canada’s ‘sluggish’ housing market could be recovering. Here’s why

  The aggregate price of a home in Canada, compared with this time last year, increased 1.6 per cent to $815,500 in the third quarter of 2024.

  Canada

  Oct 10, 2024