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The City of Owen Sound has launched a marketing campaign in which it has ‘officially claimed the title as the Work from Home Capital of Canada© '.According to a press release from the city, known as the "Scenic City", Owen Sound has…

Home-sharing site Airbnb posted a $3.9 billion loss in the fourth quarter of 2020 as it suffered from the pandemic downturn in travel and recorded one-time costs for becoming a public company.In results released Thursday – Airbnb's…

Buyers are spending more money on home purchases in several major Canadian cities, even as the COVID-19 pandemic causes layoffs and income reductions across the country.The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Thursday that home sales…

OTTAWA – Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank is seeing early signs that people may be purchasing homes solely because they believe prices may go up.Macklem says rising prices in particular for single-family…

In a speech today to chambers of commerce in Calgary and Edmonton, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem discussed how the economy and jobs could be different after the COVID-19 pandemic and what we can do to ensure that everyone benefits as…

The suburbs surrounding Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver's are fueling an uptick in homes beginning construction and properties ready for occupancy, says Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.In two reports released Monday, the federal…

Canadians didn't let COVID-19 or a lack of housing supply stop them from flocking to the real estate market in January as they snatched up a record number of homes and shelled out more than they had in previous years.The Canadian…

Headquartered in San Francisco, Salesforce, the cloud-based software maker has made the statement that it will let most of its employees work remotely post-Covid, at least for part of the week. Similar announcements have been made by other…

TORONTO — One of Canada's biggest commercial real estate owners and operators says the sector is struggling with ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns, but most of its tenants have managed to stay open and pay their rent.RioCan Real Estate…

Mortgage Professionals Canada (MPC) released its latest in a series of housing market reports that examine how COVID-19 is affecting consumer sentiments towards housing and mortgages.The data confirms Canadians' confidence in the…