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Real Estate News

• Toronto housing market heats up in June: Sales jump 10%, listings fall
• Toronto-area home prices, sales rise for a fifth-consecutive month
• Douglas Todd: A tale of two costly housing markets: Toronto and Vancouver
  OPINION: The ratio of housing prices to local earnings in Greater Toronto is a grim eight to one. But it’s a dire 12 to one in Metro Vancouver.
• Where to buy real estate in 2019: Metro Toronto
• Government policies weigh on declining B.C. housing market, report says
• HUDAK: New real estate rules good news for home buyers and sellers
• The Movement Towards Buying Cottages Instead of Homes
• Toronto Real Estate in 2019: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
• GTA REALTORS® RELEASE MONTHLY RESALE HOUSING MARKET FIGURES
• 5 reasons Toronto house prices won't crash in 2016
• Hot Canadian housing market to slow next year, CMHC says

  Increase in inventory of unsold homes, prices, mortgage rates and supply of rental units all expected to contribute to slowdown in starts, sales, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. forecasts.

• Toronto, Vancouver Home Affordability At ‘Risky' Levels, But Prices Forecast To Keep Rising
• Interest rate cut could ‘over-stimulate’ Toronto housing market: Report
• 'Phantom bids' targeted in new Ontario real estate rules
• Housing crunch looms for low-income renters amid real estate boom
• Toronto home sales soar to fresh record in real estate’s hottest month of year
• Average Canadian house price climbs 6.3% to $431,812
• Oil rout continues to hit Western Canada's housing markets
• Canadian banks on brink of mortgage price war
• Is your house a home or a nest egg?
• CMHC increasing insurance premiums
• Average selling price: $539,058
• Canadian home sales inch upwards
  Home sales inched upwards in June as would-be buyers decided to jump into the market, the Canadian Real Estate Association says. Rising interest rates considered a key factor.
• TREB: Helping to navigate Canada’s housing market
• Average Toronto home price hits $800,000
• Toronto Area Listing Up 14.4%
• Toronto real estate: buyers take a breather from open houses and bidding wars
• Real Estate Tax Windfall for Toronto
• GTA detached home sales jump in April
• GTA housing prices nudge over $500,000
• Toronto Home Prices Up 8% in 2011
• Toronto Market Healthy in November
• Toronto sales up 25% over last year
• Toronto home sales stronger in July
• Toronto New Home Satisfaction Survey

  Consumer satisfaction for new home builders up in 2010

• Ontario housing starts up 29% February 2011
• Homes more affordable for now

  Home ownership became more affordable for the average Canadian in the last quarter of 2010, with the most significant improvement in Alberta, says the Royal Bank. The bank's housing affordability measure shows costs associated with owning a home in comparison to income slightly declined in the last three months of last year.

• TREB Commercial REALTORS® Report Monthly Commercial Figures
• Housing market to moderate: CMHC

  Existing Toronto area home sales up 7% over last year

• Toronto luxury home sales buoy market

  Forest Hill, Bridle Path hottest spots for real estate worth $1 million-plus as February sales, prices soar.

• Real estate marketing gurus see 'cautious optimism' for 2010

Investment Real Estate News

• Toronto-area home prices, sales rise for a fifth-consecutive month
• Risks are receding in Canada’s housing market, agency says
• Toronto housing market starts buying season with a bang, sales up 17%
• In Vancouver, it takes 20 years for millennials to save for a down payment — compared to 4.6 in Toronto
• One Economist Thinks Canada’s Housing Market Could Weaken Next Year
• How Does Toronto Real Estate Stack Up To Other Investments?
• Far less homes were sold last year due to B-20
• Greed for yield fuels “explosive” rental market
• 6 things everyone should know before an investment project begins
• What’s the better buy: Vancouver vs Toronto
• GTA commercial market takes a hit
• Hot region sets ground rules for investors
• Demand pushes key market to Vancouver-worthy heights
• Morguard - 2015 Real Estate Investment Trends to Watch in Canada
• Where to invest in real estate in 2015?
• Sales of million-dollar homes up in 2014: report
• Rent-to-own a home: Beware the risks
• Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent
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  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.

• Is your house key to your retirement plan?
• First-time homebuyers wish they had a second chance

  
  

• Renovate or buy a home?

  You are desperate for more living space and now face the big decision – renovate your current home, or buy another one? Chartered Accountant Gerald Tracey, Investment Advisor, ScotiaMcLeod in Windsor, advises that this decision should be made in a two-step process.

• The Benefits of Building Green

  As consumers continue to learn more and more about green building, architects, designers and builders are starting to incorporate more green features into their new homes. As technology and products continue to emerge, consumers can build their dream home without sacrificing aesthetics.
  

• Five must-haves for flipping houses

  Many people assume that they can simply 1) buy a house, 2) apply a fresh coat of paint, 3) trim some bushes, and then 4) resell the home at a profit. Unfortunately, this process, called "flipping" is not that easy.