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Canada House Prices

LOOK: Cheapest Houses For Sale In Alberta

The Huffington Post Alberta | Seema Dhawan | Posted 05.18.2013 | Canada Alberta

Home prices increased by 1.3 per cent versus a year ago in Canada, bringing the average price to approximately $380,600, according to a new report by ...

A Housing Turnaround?

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.17.2013 | Canada Business

TORONTO - The Teranet-National Bank house price index broke a string of month-to-month declines in March, rising 0.4 per cent from February, with most...

This Is How Much Smoking In Your House Will Cost You

CP | Posted 04.16.2013 | Canada Business

Homeowners risk coughing up big bucks if they're also smokers, according a survey of Ontario real estate agents and brokers. The survey found that ...

Where House Prices Are Booming .. And Falling

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.11.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says its new housing price index rose 0.2 per cent in February, following a 0.1 per cent increase in January.The agency say...

It’s Official: Housing Is In A Recession

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 03.20.2013 | Canada Business

The rule of thumb among economists is that a recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth. If that standard applied...

Housing Slump Over? Don't Bet On It

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 02.20.2013 | Canada Business

With housing sales numbers stronger than expected at the start of this year, many of the more optimistic housing market observers were hoping that the...

The Economist's Shocking Numbers About Canada's Housing Market

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 01.11.2013 | Canada Business

House price overvaluation “is especially marked in Canada,” says a new report on the state of the world’s housing market from The Economist. ...

Housing Market Diving? Mission Accomplished!

CP | Posted 12.03.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is not worried about a housing collapse, saying he is happy he has helped cool the market with the latest rou...

Housing Bust Could Be Good For Economy: CIBC

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.29.2013 | Canada Business

TORONTO - One of the country's big banking groups has issued a report saying that a cooling in Canadian house prices may not be all bad news.The CIBC ...

The Good News Behind Canada's Falling House Prices

CP | Sunny Freeman, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.21.2013 | Canada Business

TORONTO - The cost of home ownership became more affordable in the most recent quarter due to a modest decline in home prices and gains in Canadian ho...

Housing Bubble: What $1 Million Will Buy You Across Canada

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 03.17.2013 | Canada Business

It’s no surprise that there are huge disparities between Canadian regions when it comes to anything having to do with economics, but the scale of th...

Housing Prices Cooled In September: Survey

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.24.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO - A new survey says Canadian home prices weakened in September as new mortgage rules introduced in the summer appeared to keep some buyers out...

Is A Flawed Database Driving Up House Prices?

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 10.11.2012 | Canada Business

Canada’s government-run mortgage insurer is downplaying a news report that its method of collecting house price data may be causing prices to spike....

Wow: Home Prices Still Rising

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.11.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says its new housing price index rose 0.2 per cent in August, after a 0.1 per cent increase in July.The combined metropolit...

House Prices Still Rising..

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.13.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says its new housing price index rose 0.1 per cent in July, following a 0.2 per cent increase in June.The agency says the C...

Are We Being Told The Truth About Inflation?

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.12.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is being urged to change the way it calculates housing costs in its inflation reports, with critics saying its current meth...

Here's How Much Flaherty's New Rules Will Drop House Prices

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.06.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - TD Bank says tighter mortgage rules should do the job of cooling Canada's hot housing market in the short term, but higher interest rates wil...

If You're Finding Housing Harder To Pay For, You're Not Alone

CP | Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.27.2012 | Canada Business

MONTREAL - Housing affordability continued to erode in most markets across Canada in the second quarter as a result of higher home prices and interest...

Will Demographics Rescue Canada From Housing Armageddon?

CP | LuAnn LaSalle, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.23.2012 | Canada Business

A downturn in the housing market may not be as bad as feared because the important 25-34 age group will continue to buy houses — some with help from...

Vancouver, Toronto Drag Down House Pries: CREA

CP | Posted 08.16.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO -- Home sales across the country declined marginally last month, continuing a recent trend toward a gradual cooling in what had been a red hot...

Vancouver Dragging Down House Prices: CREA

CBC | Posted 10.15.2012 | Canada Business

Price declines in Vancouver dragged the national average home price lower in July, even as most markets saw slight increases compared to the same mont...

'Moderate' Slowdown In Housing Market Coming, Mortgage Insurer Says

CP | Posted 08.14.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is forecasting a moderate slowdown in new-home construction starts as well as sales of existing housing.The...

House Prices Keep Climbing

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.09.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says its price index for new homes rose 0.2 per cent in June, following a 0.3 per cent increase in May.The largest May-to-J...

Mortgage Rates Hit All-Time Lows .. And Why That's Bad News

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 08.02.2012 | Canada Business

Canada’s fiscal policymakers are working to cool off the country’s overheated real estate market, tightening lending restrictions and warning buye...

House Price Collapse Coming: Study

CP | Melinda Maldonado, The Canadian Press | Posted 09.24.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO - If the Canadian real estate market continues to cool, house prices could see substantial declines next year and could fall by as much as 25 ...