Housing bubble

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Toronto home prices jump 10%

But this hasn't deterred buyers. In fact, home sales increased 1.8% year-over-year.

By Staff |May 6, 2014

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Housing in Toronto, Calgary still hot

Despite record-setting low temperatures and snow storms, housing market activity in Canada during Q1 2014 showed year-over-year resilience in most regions.

By Staff |April 15, 2014

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Canada has unhealthy gap in housing data: Tal

There’s a worrisome gap between the importance of the housing market to the economy and the publicly available data on its workings, says Benjamin Tal, deputy chief economist of CIBC World Markets.

By Staff |April 3, 2014

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Don’t fear housing bubble, says report

No reason to fear housing crash, says Conference Board of Canada.

By Staff |March 24, 2014

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Mortgage products making a comeback

Adjustable-rate mortgages, one of the products that helped precipitate the housing crisis in 2008, are on the rise again, reports the Wall Street Journal.

By Staff |March 18, 2014

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Vancouver gets buy-one-give-one condos

Pete Dupuis is take the concept of one-for-one marketing to a new level, reports the New Yorker.

By Staff |February 21, 2014

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Canada’s housing market still well-balanced

National home sales activity posted its fifth consecutive month-over-month decline in January 2014, show statistics from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).

By Staff |February 14, 2014

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Housing market won’t crash in 2014

Instead, experts predict a steadier market next year.

By Suzanne Sharma |December 13, 2013

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Canada’s homes too expensive

The Canadian housing market is less affordable than it has been in the last 25 years, finds Desjardins Group Economic Studies.

By Staff |October 29, 2013

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U.S. home prices increased 12.8% year-over-year in August, finds data from S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. On a monthly basis, home prices were up1.3% in August. Las Vegas led the cities with an increase of 2.9%–its highest since August 2004. Detroit and Los Angeles followed with gains of 2%. Read: New home sales in Toronto hit […]

By Staff |October 29, 2013

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