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VICTORIA – Assessed values of properties in British Columbia are up again, but the pricey Vancouver area has been upstaged by small towns where value estimates rose by more than 40 per cent.Data posted on the BC Assessment website…

According to the Statistics Canada ‘New Housing Price Index, October 2021’, new home prices increased 0.9% in October nationally, slightly higher than the rise observed over the past four months. Prices were up in 15 of the 27 census…

TORONTO – A new company backed by a former Bank of Canada governor wants to help Canadians co-own real estate through investments valued at just 2.5 per cent of a property's value.The goal of Key, a Toronto-based company that…

According to data from the recently released Urbanation Inc., Q3-2021 Condominium Market Survey, new condominium apartment sales in the Greater Toronto Area totaled 7,773 units during the third quarter of 2021, increasing 22%…

TORONTO – Prospective homebuyers in the Greater Toronto Area found dramatically fewer homes on the market last month than they did a year ago, pushing sales down and prices up.The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board said Wednesday that…

HALIFAX – A temporary rent cap will be legislated as part of a wide-ranging government plan to address Nova Scotia's lack of affordable housing.The Progressive Conservative government introduced a plan Wednesday that also includes…

The Canadian Real Estate Association says September home sales edged up on a month-over-month basis for the first time since March.The association said Friday that home sales for the month amounted to 48,949, their second-highest…

THE STANDARD NEWSPAPERBROCK: The Region of Durham is taking the Township of Brock to court over the dispute regarding the Beaverton supportive housing project.In a recent press release, the Township advised residents the Region…