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OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in January slowed compared with December.The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts fell to 230,754 units in…

New Condominium Sales Reach Second Highest Level on Record in 2021

CALGARY – The Calgary Real Estate Board says housing inventory sank to its lowest level since 2006 last month as tight market conditions continued.The Alberta board says the number of homes for sale in the region for the month fell…

The Greater Toronto Area new home market continued strong in May, with total sales and condominium apartment sales above the 10-year average, the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced today.Total May new…

TORONTO – When Adele Rankin envisions condos of the future, she sees people exercising on balconies, booking ``Zoom rooms'' or using coworking spaces within their buildings.The managing principal of B+H Architects' Vancouver studio…

CALGARY – Canadian consumers have many ways to save money on home renovations despite a pandemic-driven surge in demand that has jolted lumber and construction panel prices to all-time highs.However, such advice usually falls on deaf…

CMHC has released its 2021 Spring Housing Market Outlook report. According to the CMHC report, home sales and price growth will moderate from unsustainable 2020 levels but remain elevated. This is expected as economic growth and employment…

Economists say the Canadian dollar is at a 'sweet-spot' after rising for seven straight days to top 81 cents US, a point where it benefits consumers but doesn't hurt businesses too much.The loonie traded for 81.34 cents US Thursday, the…

VANCOUVER – Canadian officials have new leverage as they urge Washington to negotiate a solution to the long-standing dispute over U.S. duties on softwood lumber, Canada's ambassador to the United States said Thursday.Kirsten…

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has released its latest Housing Market Assessment (HMA). The current HMA is based on preliminary data up to the fourth quarter of 2020, and market intelligence up to February 2021 at the…