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Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/homebuying-intentions-remain-relatively-strong-says-bank-survey/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/homebuying-intentions-remain-relatively-strong-says-bank-survey/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 10:41:01 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386274 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/homebuying-intentions-remain-relatively-strong-says-bank-survey/feed/ 0 TORONTO – A new report suggests nearly half of Canadian homeowners intend to buy... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/greater-toronto-realtors-report-two-per-cent-dip-in-april-home-sales/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/greater-toronto-realtors-report-two-per-cent-dip-in-april-home-sales/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 14:13:27 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380274 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/greater-toronto-realtors-report-two-per-cent-dip-in-april-home-sales/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Home sales dipped two per cent in the Greater Toronto Area in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/how-the-real-estate-industry-is-killing-its-only-remaining-advantage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/how-the-real-estate-industry-is-killing-its-only-remaining-advantage/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 12:24:47 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379663 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/how-the-real-estate-industry-is-killing-its-only-remaining-advantage/feed/ 0 James Cowan considers shifts and tactics in a changing market http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/a-real-estate-minefield/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/a-real-estate-minefield/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379242 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/a-real-estate-minefield/feed/ 0 A developer takes on Ottawa over B.C. land littered with unexploded bombs, mortar shells and grenades http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/housing-prices-up-in-most-canadian-markets-in-early-2013-royal-lepage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/housing-prices-up-in-most-canadian-markets-in-early-2013-royal-lepage/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:58:18 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367899 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/housing-prices-up-in-most-canadian-markets-in-early-2013-royal-lepage/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Average prices for three common types of housing were up year-over-year in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/return-of-the-bubble-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/return-of-the-bubble-2/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355228 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/return-of-the-bubble-2/feed/ 0 Around the world, housing is fuelling a whole new frenzy of speculation and unrealistic optimism http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/ann-leary-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/ann-leary-2/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355254 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/ann-leary-2/feed/ 0 By Ann Leary http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/arcade-fire-has-left-the-building/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/arcade-fire-has-left-the-building/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:35:00 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341248 The Suburbs]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/arcade-fire-has-left-the-building/feed/ 0 For sale: 160-year-old converted church used to record The Suburbs http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/mark-carney-on-house-prices-and-those-other-matters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/mark-carney-on-house-prices-and-those-other-matters/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:42:26 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341018 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/mark-carney-on-house-prices-and-those-other-matters/feed/ 0 Forget cottaging with a Liberal, the governor confirmed the real estate market has cooled http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/december-home-sales-down-17-4-per-cent-from-year-ago-average-price-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/december-home-sales-down-17-4-per-cent-from-year-ago-average-price-up/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:51:55 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337277 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/december-home-sales-down-17-4-per-cent-from-year-ago-average-price-up/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The correction in Canada’s housing market gather momentum in December as the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/new-house-price-index-up-0-1-per-cent-in-november-statscan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/new-house-price-index-up-0-1-per-cent-in-november-statscan/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:32:51 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335365 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/new-house-price-index-up-0-1-per-cent-in-november-statscan/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says its new-house price index rose 0.1 per cent in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/construction-intentions-in-november-off-17-9-per-cent-statscan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/construction-intentions-in-november-off-17-9-per-cent-statscan/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:16:24 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335353 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/construction-intentions-in-november-off-17-9-per-cent-statscan/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says municipalities issued building permits worth $6.2 billion in November,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/pace-of-housing-starts-slowed-in-december-cmhc/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/pace-of-housing-starts-slowed-in-december-cmhc/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:01:24 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334768 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/pace-of-housing-starts-slowed-in-december-cmhc/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the pace of housing starts slowed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/attack-of-the-snowbirds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/attack-of-the-snowbirds/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 03:00:01 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297070 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/attack-of-the-snowbirds/feed/ 0 Canadian investors are buying up so many distressed properties in Phoenix that locals are angry and analysts are warning of a crash http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/high-yield-stalks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/high-yield-stalks/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:44:01 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295289 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/high-yield-stalks/feed/ 0 Low interest rates and record high crop prices means high yields for land http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/charbonneau-commission-donnie-brasco-a-living-reminder-of-how-bad-things-remain-in-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/charbonneau-commission-donnie-brasco-a-living-reminder-of-how-bad-things-remain-in-quebec/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:27:37 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296382 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/charbonneau-commission-donnie-brasco-a-living-reminder-of-how-bad-things-remain-in-quebec/feed/ 0 Martin Patriquin on Joe Pistone's testimony http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/tighter-mortgage-rules-are-cooling-the-housing-market-across-canada-conference-board-finds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/tighter-mortgage-rules-are-cooling-the-housing-market-across-canada-conference-board-finds/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:15:13 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296407 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/tighter-mortgage-rules-are-cooling-the-housing-market-across-canada-conference-board-finds/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Canada’s housing market appears to be cooling across the board in the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/why-canadian-homeowners-are-now-likely-just-as-vulnerable-as-americans-were/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/why-canadian-homeowners-are-now-likely-just-as-vulnerable-as-americans-were/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:20:37 +0000 Econowatch http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285391 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/why-canadian-homeowners-are-now-likely-just-as-vulnerable-as-americans-were/feed/ 0 It’s scary http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/canadian-housing-market-continues-to-lose-steam/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/canadian-housing-market-continues-to-lose-steam/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:45:27 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=283920 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/canadian-housing-market-continues-to-lose-steam/feed/ 0 Prices are down two per cent nationally: CREA http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/icarus-complex/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/icarus-complex/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:34:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273590 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/icarus-complex/feed/ 0 There are signs the real estate market may finally have stopped soaring http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/housing-sales-down-but-prices-still-up-in-toronto/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/housing-sales-down-but-prices-still-up-in-toronto/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:32:48 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274872 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/housing-sales-down-but-prices-still-up-in-toronto/feed/ 0 Housing sales have dipped across Canada, but prices keep rising in the red-hot Toronto... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/the-cheapest-detached-houses-in-canadas-7-biggest-cities/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/the-cheapest-detached-houses-in-canadas-7-biggest-cities/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:09:50 +0000 Blog of Lists http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274465 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/the-cheapest-detached-houses-in-canadas-7-biggest-cities/feed/ 0 Bargain hunters, take note. Here are a few fixer-uppers. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/most-expensive-houses-in-the-7-biggest-cities-in-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/most-expensive-houses-in-the-7-biggest-cities-in-canada/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:30:55 +0000 Blog of Lists http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274085 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/most-expensive-houses-in-the-7-biggest-cities-in-canada/feed/ 0 At these prices, can you really afford NOT to buy a stately pile? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/the-ultimate-motor-city-reno/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/the-ultimate-motor-city-reno/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:30:01 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269369 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/the-ultimate-motor-city-reno/feed/ 0 Boston-Edison, once home to greats like Henry Ford, is reclaimed amid the rot http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/jim-flaherty-vs-mortgage-amortization/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/jim-flaherty-vs-mortgage-amortization/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:46:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269322 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/jim-flaherty-vs-mortgage-amortization/feed/ 0 In October 2008, the Harper government reduced the maximum mortgage amortization from 40 years... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/what-bubble-cmhc-dismisses-fears-of-housing-market-bust/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/what-bubble-cmhc-dismisses-fears-of-housing-market-bust/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 13:24:58 +0000 Gustavo Vieira http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257560 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/what-bubble-cmhc-dismisses-fears-of-housing-market-bust/feed/ 0 The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation issued its annual report on Tuesday, dismissing fears... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/is-canadas-housing-bubble-bound-to-burst/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/is-canadas-housing-bubble-bound-to-burst/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:08:29 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254609 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/is-canadas-housing-bubble-bound-to-burst/feed/ 0 ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/the-under-the-radar-changes-that-may-soon-deflate-or-pop-the-housing-bubble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/the-under-the-radar-changes-that-may-soon-deflate-or-pop-the-housing-bubble/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:46:38 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253090 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/the-under-the-radar-changes-that-may-soon-deflate-or-pop-the-housing-bubble/feed/ 0 Could this be the Harper Conservatives' real plan for the housing market? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/what-happens-to-a-300000-mortgage-if-interest-rates-go-up-by-1-5-per-cent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/what-happens-to-a-300000-mortgage-if-interest-rates-go-up-by-1-5-per-cent/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:52:55 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253191 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/what-happens-to-a-300000-mortgage-if-interest-rates-go-up-by-1-5-per-cent/feed/ 0 It's scary--and it shouldn't be http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/canadians-think-the-low-mortgage-rates-are-here-to-say-and-arent-planning-on-buying-anytime-soon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/canadians-think-the-low-mortgage-rates-are-here-to-say-and-arent-planning-on-buying-anytime-soon/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:06:48 +0000 Gustavo Vieira http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250761 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/canadians-think-the-low-mortgage-rates-are-here-to-say-and-arent-planning-on-buying-anytime-soon/feed/ 0 Canadians are not planning to buy houses in the next two years, according to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/young-russian-oligarch-take-manhattan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/young-russian-oligarch-take-manhattan/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:01:01 +0000 Claire Ward http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245723 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/young-russian-oligarch-take-manhattan/feed/ 0 Russian billionaires are buying up high-end real estate in New York for their young daughters http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/housing-bubble-listening-for-the-pop/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/housing-bubble-listening-for-the-pop/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:14:11 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243377 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/housing-bubble-listening-for-the-pop/feed/ 0 The fact is, no one is really sure what to make of the many natural laws of housing prices http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/in-a-cooling-housing-market-should-you-wait-to-buy-and-hurry-up-to-sell/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/in-a-cooling-housing-market-should-you-wait-to-buy-and-hurry-up-to-sell/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:18:19 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237605 Econowatch asked realtors and mortgage experts from Canada's priciest cities]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/in-a-cooling-housing-market-should-you-wait-to-buy-and-hurry-up-to-sell/feed/ 0 Econowatch asked realtors and mortgage experts from Canada's priciest cities http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/what-happens-when-canadas-housing-bubble-pops/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/what-happens-when-canadas-housing-bubble-pops/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:56:04 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235659 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/what-happens-when-canadas-housing-bubble-pops/feed/ 0 If it’s any consolation, we won’t be going down by ourselves http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/carney-some-canadian-property-likely-overvalued/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/carney-some-canadian-property-likely-overvalued/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:58:30 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235171 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/carney-some-canadian-property-likely-overvalued/feed/ 0 'We're watching closely,' central banker says http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/cold-city-hot-market/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/cold-city-hot-market/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:00:23 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230077 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/cold-city-hot-market/feed/ 0 New construction has virtually stopped in Whitehorse, leading to a spike in house prices http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/a-leg-up-for-generation-rent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/a-leg-up-for-generation-rent/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/a-leg-up-for-generation-rent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/a-leg-up-for-generation-rent/feed/ 8 Will David Cameron’s new mortgage plan get British renters on the property ladder? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/the-most-livable-city/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/the-most-livable-city/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:30:29 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213659 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/the-most-livable-city/feed/ 3 Good luck finding an affordable home in Vancouver. There are only a few. Six, actually. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/18/good-news-bad-news-july-7-14-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/18/good-news-bad-news-july-7-14-2011/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:50:51 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201989 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/18/good-news-bad-news-july-7-14-2011/feed/ 0 South Sudan celebrates the birth of a nation, while Ontario struggles to contain a C. difficile outbreak http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/01/10-reasons-why-there-has-never-been-a-better-time-to-be-a-canadian/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/01/10-reasons-why-there-has-never-been-a-better-time-to-be-a-canadian/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:59:58 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199754 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/01/10-reasons-why-there-has-never-been-a-better-time-to-be-a-canadian/feed/ 3 Canadians are healthier in most every sense than a long list of wealthy, developed nations http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/01/ten-reasons-why-there-has-never-been-a-better-time-to-be-a-canadian/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/01/ten-reasons-why-there-has-never-been-a-better-time-to-be-a-canadian/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:20:30 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199566 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/01/ten-reasons-why-there-has-never-been-a-better-time-to-be-a-canadian/feed/ 11 By many global measures we are a blessed bastion of privilege, peace, freedom—and big roomy houses http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/the-last-of-his-kind/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/the-last-of-his-kind/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:00:17 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197342 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/the-last-of-his-kind/feed/ 0 Bronfman's famous relatives fled the city long ago http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/01/the-real-problem-with-vancouvers-outrageous-house-prices/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/01/the-real-problem-with-vancouvers-outrageous-house-prices/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:50:14 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194918 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/01/the-real-problem-with-vancouvers-outrageous-house-prices/feed/ 56 The international media has finally clued into the wackiness of Vancouver real estate http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/real-estate-porn-the-15-most-expensive-homes-in-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/real-estate-porn-the-15-most-expensive-homes-in-canada/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 18:40:49 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192854 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/real-estate-porn-the-15-most-expensive-homes-in-canada/feed/ 4 According to a new report from Re/Max, sales of luxury homes in Canada—the land... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/why-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-loyal-to-your-bank/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/why-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-loyal-to-your-bank/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 18:03:48 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191174 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/why-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-loyal-to-your-bank/feed/ 18 When it comes to your relationship with your bank, you should be flirtatious. That’s...