Real Estate Investment

• Reported real estate flipping has opposition blasting Quebec housing minister

  The reports reveal the minister's recent business partner has a lobbying mandate with the government and the two of them flipped a building together and made over $2 million.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2023
  
• Young investors questioning ‘risky’ call to become landlords amid higher rates

  More than half of young real estate investors are considering selling their property as rising interest rates hurt their business cases, a Royal LePage survey shows.

  Money

  May 25, 2023
  
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• Investors owned 20 to 30% of homes in some provinces in 2020: StatCan

  Houses used as an investment were mainly owned by individuals living in the same province as the property.

  Consumer

  Feb 3, 2023
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• As dreams of home ownership fade, B.C. startup offers shares in Vancouver homes for as little as $1

  IMBY — which stands for In My Backyard — is an app-based service that lets investors buy shares in a home or condo.

  Sep 25, 2018
• Foreclosures in Alberta up about 25% annually for past 2 years

  More and more Albertans have or are in danger of losing their homes to the bank, according to numbers from the province.

  Consumer

  May 16, 2017
• Unsuspecting investors attend fake seminar organized to raise fraud awareness

  The whole seminar was a publicity stunt staged by the Alberta Securities Commission to draw attention to Fraud Prevention Month.

  Money

  Mar 9, 2017
• American interest in Canadian real estate spikes as Donald Trump takes office

  A new report from Royal LePage suggests many Americans who oppose incoming president Donald Trump continue showing a desire to purchase property in Canada.

  Jan 20, 2017