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Vancouver’s June home sales down 35% from last year, 16% from May: board
Last month's Greater Vancouver area home sales dropped by about 35 per cent since last June and 16 per cent from May 2022 as houses remained on the market longer and interest rates rose, the region's real estate board said Tuesday.…
Calgary home sales ease as detached and semi detached markets see pullback: board
CALGARY – The Calgary Real Estate Board says sales eased in June as the market experienced a pullback in the detached and semi-detached housing categories.The Alberta board says last month's sales amounted to 2,842, down two per…
Call to Teams for Design Competition for Ontario Line East Joint Corridor
Metrolinx has launched a design competition to encourage teams to submit innovative urban design and landscape architecture solutions for the Ontario Line infrastructure that will be built around the existing rail corridor extending…
Alberta housing starts rebound to 2015 levels as oil prices surge
CALGARY – Alberta's cities are once again abuzz with the sound of hammers and saws as surging oil prices fuel a fresh building boom in the province.According to Statistics Canada, housing starts in Alberta, seasonally adjusted at an…
Some highlight quotes from the B.C. money laundering inquiry
VANCOUVER – The final report from the money laundering inquiry looking into cash from organized crime being filtered through British Columbia casinos, the real estate industry and elsewhere says RCMP, the federal anti-money laundering…
As gas prices spike, Montreal’s bike culture seen as model for rest of the country
Montrealer Olivia Collette sold her car in 2016 and hasn't looked back.Collette, a communications consultant living in central Montreal, said getting around using a bicycle, a car-sharing service or a transit pass has not only saved…
Montreal home sales down nine per cent since last May: Quebec association
MONTREAL – The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says a slowdown continued to take shape in Montreal last month as home sales dropped by nine per cent since last year.The association says sales for the month…
Calgary recruits commercial real estate expertise to revive new arena
CALGARY – The city of Calgary has recruited citizens from the commercial real-estate sector to help get a new event centre and home for the Calgary Flames back on track.When an agreement between the city and Calgary Sports and…
How the metaverse could change the purpose and feel of cities
A future marked by the Metaverse may fundamentally change how we operate on a daily basis.
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Mischa Young, Université de l'Ontario français and Sarah Choukah, Université de l'Ontario français…
Municipal tax rate twice the inflation rate as city delivers its latest budget
THE NELSON DAILYInflation and wage cost pressure have left the city with no choice but to raise municipal taxes by twice the average annual amount.The city will be bumping its annual taxation figure by a full four per cent, nearly…