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VANCOUVER — Home sales in Greater Vancouver are predicted to stay in line with last year's slower pace, while prices inch up slightly.The forecasts are contained in the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver's outlook for 2023 released…

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy grew slightly in November and looks to have stalled further at the end of the year as higher interest rates began to slow spending.Statistics Canada's preliminary estimate for real GDP in December indicates…

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Hazel McCallion, who developed a legacy of feisty advocacy during more than three decades as mayor of one of Canada's fastest-growing cities, died Sunday morning after a brief bout with pancreatic cancer. She was 101.…

According to the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD), 2022 saw the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) experience the lowest level of new home sales since 2018. Altus Group, BILD’s official source for new home market…

OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada delivered what it expects to be its last interest rate hike of the cycle as it pauses to assess the effects of higher rates on the economy.The central bank raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a…

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is creating a single hub for developers to get provincial approval to build homes, in a bid to accelerate a housing permit process that has forced them to wait as long as two years.Premier…

By Patrick Penner, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterTRI-CITIES DISPATCHDecember property sales in the Tri-Cities were less than half of those made in 2021, as the dramatic downturn in real estate sales shows no signs of slowing…