Real Estate

Home sales in the Vancouver region were strong for the first half of March, but started to taper as the COVID-19 outbreak intensified, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver said Thursday.Despite the slowdown, overall sales for…

The GTA home market was up 211 per cent in February 2020 with 4,665 total new home sales — the highest number of new homes sold in February since 2002, according to, according to Altus Group, BILD’s official source for new home market…

According to the March National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting, the national average rental rate dropped 3 per cent month over month and 3.4 per cent year over year.Average monthly rent was down or…

TORONTO — The Toronto Regional and Ontario real estate boards have urged realtors to stop holding open houses because of the COVID-19 pandemic, following a similar move by the Greater Vancouver Area board last week.TRREB, which…

NEW YORK – A restaurant owner wonders how she can stay in business if she can't sell food and drink.A hair salon operator shuts down to protect his clients and employees.A photographer who expected to take pictures at an Ivy League…

"COVID-19 has put the global economy in turmoil since its first appearance in Wuhan, China during November 2019. Here in Canada, and specifically Toronto, we’ve had different responses from the GTHA real estate market," says Ali Salarian,…

OTTAWA — Home sales in February were up sharply compared with February 2019 when sales hit a decade-low for the month, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Monday.However, TD Bank senior economist Brian DePratto said conditions…

According to a recent Zillow and Ipsos survey, Torontonians confidence in the ability to own the home they want is on the decline due to rising home prices.For buyers, 77 per cent are concerned they can't afford the home they want,…

OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada is cutting its overnight rate target by half a percentage point to 0.75 per cent in response to COVID-19.The central bank said Friday the unscheduled rate decision was due to the pandemic and its impact on…