
National home sales rise as long-awaited boost ‘seems to have finally arrived’: CREA
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in July rose 6.6 per cent compared with a year ago, continuing an upward trend after the

National home sales rise as long-awaited boost ‘seems to have finally arrived’: CREA
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in July rose 6.6 per cent compared with a year ago, continuing an upward trend after the


Landlords say Ruby Liu’s plan for Bay properties ‘defies commercial common sense’
Several of Canada’s most prominent real estate companies are slamming an attempt from a B.C. billionaire to take over 25 former Hudson’s Bay leases, saying

Canada’s economy contracts in May, but there were signs of a June rebound
The Canadian economy contracted again in May, Statistics Canada said Thursday, but signs of a rebound in June could see growth hold flat for the

Bank of Canada holds key rate at 2.75% as economy shows resilience to tariffs
Signs of resilience in the Canadian economy were enough for the Bank of Canada to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday, but the spectre

CFIB sees recession in Canada as business confidence remains ‘persistently low’
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is forecasting a recession in Canada this year. A new report from CFIB, released Thursday, shows it’s forecasting that

TD Bank joins its peers in moving to require four days in office
TD Bank Group says it is moving to require employees be in the office four days a week, adding to the number of banks doing

Business confidence subdued amid tariffs but ‘worst-case’ less likely: BoC survey
A pair of reports from the Bank of Canada say tariff-related uncertainty continued to put a damper on business and consumer sentiment in the second

Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers would add 30K annual housing starts: CMHC
A new analysis by the national housing agency estimates Canada could add 30,000 more housing starts annually by eliminating interprovincial trade barriers. That would push

CREA cuts 2025 forecast again but says home sales are rebounding from ‘chaotic start’
For the second time this year, the Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its forecast for home sales in 2025, even as it says a
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