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The first increase in annual inflation since its June 2022 peak was driven in part by higher mortgage interest costs and higher rent prices, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Mortgage interest costs were up 28.5 per cent in April compared…

VANCOUVER — Avison Young says Vancouver's downtown office vacancy rate has hit 10 per cent for the first time in almost 20 years.The real estate firm says the first quarter of this year brought Vancouver's downtown office vacancy…

HALIFAX — Housing advocates in Nova Scotia say the provincial budget neglects people struggling with affordability and those on the edge of experiencing homelessness.The government's budget, tabled Thursday, allocates $21.6 million to…

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government will extend a cap on rent hikes, but it plans to ease the restriction at the end of the year to allow increases of up to five per cent.The amendments announced Wednesday by Service Nova Scotia…

TORONTO — With two kids under the age of six living in a two-bedroom, one-bathroom household, Jacquelin Forsey and her husband have long known it would only be a matter of time before their family outgrew their beloved home.Long hours…

OTTAWA – Canada's annual inflation rate continued to slow last month, reaffirming the central bank's decision to hold its key interest rate steady.In its latest consumer price index report released Tuesday, Statistics Canada said…

The average asking rent for all property types in Canada rose 9.7 per cent year over year in February, to $1,984, according to the Rentals.ca  and Urbanation latest National Rent Report.This is the first time since June that average…

OTTAWA – The annual inflation rate slowed more than expected in January, suggesting the Bank of Canada is likely content with its decision to pause rate hikes as price pressures continue to ease.In its consumer price index report…

TORONTO — A new report says the average listed rent for all property types in Canada jumped by 10.7 per cent year-over-year in January, the ninth straight month of double-digit increases.The report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation…

TORONTO — A new report says Canada's housing market will see new listings fall in the first quarter before rebounding later in the year and then, slowing to a more modest growth pace in 2024.The report from Rishi Sondhi, an economist…