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Personal finance contributor Christopher Liew breaks down the closing costs first-time buyers underestimate most, and how to budget for them so moving day doesn’t start with a financial scramble.
A group of Toronto tenants gathered at a local park to welcome new members to their group, called Toronto Tenants Union, which only formed in April with a mandate to protect renters, especially low-income earners, and inform them of their rights.
The days of bidding wars on nearly every Toronto home are long over but so too could be the era of buyers holding all the cards, with one new report suggesting the GTA may finally be heading towards a “balanced” housing market.
A new report says the average national asking rent fell four per cent in July compared with last year and now stands at $2,037.
While many costs are fixed, experts say there might be some wiggle room on property taxes to get the amount lowered or a potential refund.
A private island estate off B.C.’s Sunshine Coast has sold for $13 million, setting a record for a residential sale in the area.
Montreal-area home sales fell 10 per cent year-over-year in July as the province’s real estate board says activity cooled across the entire market.
The Greater Toronto Area’s housing market cooled in July after a run of four straight months with year-over-year gains.
The federal government says it is investing $2.7 billion to help build thousands of new rental homes in Toronto.
Vancouver’s real estate board says the region saw a nearly 10 per cent drop in home sales in July compared with a year ago, erasing June’s gains that kicked off the summer.
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust reported net income of $151.2 million during its second quarter, as it hiked some of its forecasts for the year.
Prime Minister Mark Carney came to the Alberta heartland Wednesday to announce housing money, sit shotgun on a canola sprayer and catch an earful — at a distance — from flag-waving separatists.
A condo owner from B.C.’s Lower Mainland who received $89,000 in strata fines after her unit was used as a short-term rental has managed to get the bulk of the penalties reversed.
Personal finance contributor Christopher Liew walks through how a mortgage renewal actually works in Canada and the deadlines and traps to know before you sign.
After months of Statistics Canada posting declining prices for new homes, there are signs that steady price drop is starting to slow. In some provinces, what builders are charging for new homes is actually starting to increase.
For the rest of 2026, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) sees “slow economic growth, weak housing demand, declining home prices, lower housing starts and easing rental markets.”
