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Toronto-area home sales in September fell 44 per cent compared with last year and 10 per cent from August as the market experienced the lowest number of new listings September has seen in 20 years.The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board…

TORONTO — In the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shopify Inc.'s Tobi Lutke was among the first tech leaders to declare most of his staff would ``permanently work remotely'' because ``office centricity is over.''His belief in…

By Jennifer McLaughlin, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterSTOUFFVILLE REVIEWThe Stouffville Chamber of Commerce hopes to see several Main Street businesses benefit from the federally-funded My Main Street Local Business…

According to recent research conducted by the Ontario Construction Secretariat, new data from Statistics Canada has shown that construction employment in Ontario continues to reach new record highs, breaking the previous record from May.…

OTTAWA – Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers says the journey back to two per cent inflation will take time and that a period of lower economic growth is necessary to bring inflation down.The Thursday speech to Calgary…

TORONTO – The heads of Canada's biggest banks say rising interest rates are starting to have their intended effect of slowing demand but that for now they continue to notch growth.Speaking at an investment conference in Toronto on…

OTTAWA – Canadians should expect interest rates will climb even higher, the Bank of Canada said Wednesday after announcing another supersized interest rate hike.The central bank raised its key interest rate by three-quarters of a…

VANCOUVER — The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month's home sales plunged roughly 40 per cent since August 2021, but were almost unchanged from this past July.The board says sales for the month amounted to 1,870 and…

TORONTO — The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says August sales were down 34 per cent since last year, but up almost 15 per cent from July, as buyers returned to the market to take advantage of prices that eased from winter's elevated…

TORONTO — Canadians eager to buy a home as the real estate market cools might find themselves considering micro-condos, but mortgage brokers say if you're thinking small, prepare for extra caveats when seeking financing.Brokers say many…