VANCOUVER – Slower job growth in British Columbia’s economy will mean slower increases in home sales and property values through to 2012, the B.C. Real Estate Association said Thursday. And by the end of 2012, the association expects the high-flying prices in some of B.C.’s bigger markets to show small declines. Home sales through the […]

A new report from TD bank suggests that Canadians are upgrading their homes- more quickly and more often then they intended. The TD Canada Trust Repeat Home Buyers Report found that seven-in-ten Canadian repeat buyers were moving before they had planned (42%) or had no stated plans of moving are now looking (27%).  Further, the […]

Calm and caution were the key messages delivered by Mark Carney and Jim Flaherty to Parliament in response to the recent turmoil in world markets. To combat swirling rumours of a looming recession, the two men together addressed Parliament.  Neither man expects to see a global contraction. In terms of financial stimulus as well, both […]

After summer holidays are over and the heat and humidity subsides, it’s a good time to start home renovation and preparation projects before the cold weather sets in. Flower beds can be cut down, lawns fertilized for the last time and windows washed. Here are five projects that are perfect for cool fall days. Winterize […]

OTTAWA – Construction on new homes should hold steady for the rest of 2011 and into next year, as a robust housing market is expected to remain supported by strong employment and low mortgage rates, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Wednesday. The agency forecasts that an average 183,200 units will be built in 2011, […]

(Reuters) – A dovish U.S. Federal Reserve will likely force the Bank of Canada to keep its interest rates lower for longer, but market bets on a Canadian rate cut by year-end are unlikely to pay off. Analysts said a rate cut would send all the wrong signals for an economy that is growing, albeit […]

The upside in a global stock market rout may ironically be a healthier housing market – at least in the short term, say economists. “The housing market has nine lives. Every time interest rates are supposed to go down, something happens and it helps to keep the market going,” said Benjamin Tal, senior economist at […]

How to put this politely? While not a deadbeat, the U.S. is no longer among the world’s most creditworthy nations. America now has a lower credit rating than Liechtenstein. And the Toronto-Dominion Bank. Mind you, that’s a matter of opinion. On Friday, U.S. credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s for the first time in 70 […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States stepped back from the brink of default on Tuesday but congressional approval of a last-ditch deficit-cutting plan failed to dispel fears of a credit downgrade and future tax and spending feuds. President Barack Obama and lawmakers from across the political divide expressed relief over the hard-won compromise to raise […]

WASHINGTON—America’s dismal debt crisis ended Monday night with an astounding twist — the show-stealing return of Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, back on the House floor to cast a heroic vote to save the country from default. Giffords stunning appearance, her first since being gunned down by a would-be assassin on the streets of Tucson in […]