December 2008 - Posts
Fri Dec 26, 1:54 PM By Brenda Bouw, The Canadian Press VANCOUVER, B.C. - Canada's housing market made skeptics proud and put eternal optimists to shame in 2008 as the favour turned quickly to buyers, after years of smug sellers having the upper hand.
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Île-des-Sœurs, December 9, 2008 – Last month’s MLS ® residential sales in the Montréal Metropolitan Area decreased by 31 per cent compared to November 2007, a 6 per cent decrease in year-to-date sales compared to the
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Montréal, November 5, 2008 – In spite of a sluggish economy, the resale market has remained active since the beginning of 2008. For the first nine months of the year, existing home sales in the Montréal CMA decreased by only 2 per
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Existing home sales in Canada fell to their lowest level in nearly eight years in November, as the economic slowdown squeezed housing markets across the country, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Monday. Existing home sales
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By Brenda Bouw, The Canadian Press VANCOUVER, B.C. - House prices across Canada fell nearly 10 per cent and sales slipped 42 per cent in November compared with the same month last year, a drop the Canadian Real Estate Association says it hasn't seen
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By DANIEL DROLET December 13, 2008 OK, so our economic future is uncertain, energy costs keep rising and the Visa bills are already mounting from pre-holiday spending. Add to that the construction of a new home or pricey renovation and the bank account
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By James Mennie The Gazette December 12, 2008 Mayors of Montreal suburbs who feel their cities were shortchanged by $20 million in the 2009 island council budget have taken their complaint to the provincial government. But the head of the city of Montreal’s
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December 12, 2008 The Metropolitan Transit Agency announced Friday it will increase train fares by 3.5 per cent as of Jan. 1. The hike has been approved by the Montreal Metropolitan Community, which oversees the MTA. The transit agency had initially proposed
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by Eric Beauchesne, Canwest News Service OTTAWA -Housing is starting to become more affordable across Canada, the country's largest bank said Monday. RBC's third-quarter housing report was issued amid news from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
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By The Gazette December 10, 2008 9:20 AM MONTREAL- While many Montreal students will have a snow day today, commuters are having a tough time getting to work on icy roads. About 17 centimetres of snow fell Tuesday, followed by freezing rain which continued
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By The Chronicle, Oct. 23 2008 The Pointe Claire Historical Society presented a detailed document during a public consultation process by the McGill School of Urban Planning for the revitalization of Pointe Claire Village last Wednesday evening. "What's
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by Raffy Boudjikanian, The Chronicle West Island public transit users will benefit from a slightly expanded commuter rail service on both lines that cut a path through the area shortly after New Year, according to announcements by the Agence Métropolitaine
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By Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada took an axe to short-term interest costs Tuesday, cutting its key rate by three quarters of a point in a move to get consumers and businesses borrowing and spending again and help revive
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By The Canadian Press OTTAWA - Canadian housing starts fell to 172,000 at a seasonally adjusted annual rate last month, down from 211,800 in October, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reported Monday. The rate of urban starts decreased 21.6 per cent month-over-month
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BY: The Canadian Press TORONTO - Canada's housing sector is entering what RBC Economics calls a "cyclical downtown," but says the risk of a U.S.-style meltdown is remote. RBC senior economist Robert Hogue says many factors that triggered
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To obtain CMHC Mortgage Loan Insurance, lenders pay an insurance premium. Typically, your lender will pass these costs on to you. Your lender will give you the exact price when you apply for a mortgage. The CMHC Mortgage Loan Insurance premium is calculated
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Regular Maintenance Is the Key Inspecting your home on a regular basis and following good maintenance practices is the best way to protect your investment in your home. Whether you take care of a few tasks at a time or several all at once, it is important
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Save Money, Energy — and the Environment Improving the energy efficiency of your home can do more than reduce your energy use and help protect the environment. It can also help you reduce drafts and noise, fix moisture and condensation problems,
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OTTAWA, November 13, 2008 — New analysis that tracked how long Canadians living in core housing need* remained in this situation over a three-year period is unveiled in the 2008 Canadian Housing Observer, released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing
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