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Cancelling of home retrofit program draws fire
Conservatives suspend energy rebates a year early because they're too popular The government's decision to suspend a federal program that offered homeowners financial incentives to make their houses more energy efficient has drawn fire from the Read More...

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The Québec Province Real Estate Market Ended the Year on a High Note
Île-des-Soeurs, January 19, 2010 –Québec’s provincial real estate market performed well in 2009, with sales increasing by 3 per cent over 2008 for a total of 79,185 MLS ® sales transactions, according to the Québec Read More...

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December existing home sales rise 72 per cent from a year earlier
By Sunny Freeman, The Canadian Press TORONTO - The Canadian Real Estate Association says last year ended with the best December and best fourth quarter on record in terms of home resales, while prices also rose sharply from their year-earlier levels. Read More...

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Federal Budget 2009: Home Renovation Tax Credit
To stimulate economic growth and encourage Canadians to invest in improvements to their homes, Budget 2009 proposes to introduce a temporary Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC). The HRTC will provide meaningful tax relief to help Canadian homeowners make Read More...

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Federal Budget 2009: Home Buyers’ Plan
The Home Buyers’ Plan (HBP) allows first-time home buyers to withdraw amounts from a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) to purchase or build a home without having to pay tax on the withdrawal. Budget 2009 proposes to increase the HBP withdrawal Read More...

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Federal Budget 2009: First-Time Home Buyers’ Tax Credit
Budget 2009 proposes to introduce a new non-refundable tax credit based on an amount of $5,000 for first-time home buyers who acquire a qualifying home after January 27, 2009 (i.e. the closing is after that date). The credit for a taxation year will be Read More...

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Despite a Drop in Sales, Montreal Prices Continue to Climb!
Île-des-Sœurs, February 11, 2009 – MLS ® real estate sales in the Montréal Metropolitan Area declined by 37 per cent in January 2009 compared to the same month last year while, at the same time, median prices of single-family Read More...

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Budget 2009: Support for Home Ownership and the Housing Sector
The recent budget has some great incentives to help stimulate the housing sector! These apply to both 1st time purchasers as well as available grants for renovations. We are attaching the highlights as posted from the Canadian Government website so that Read More...

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Canada's housing market turned to favour buyers in '08; prices to decline in '09
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. Read More...

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Housing slump leading to more affordable homes
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. Read More...

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CMHC Releases Comprehensive Report on Housing in Canada
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 Read More...

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U.S. existing home sales fall 3.1 per cent
Canwest News Service Published: 8 hours ago Home resales in the U.S. dropped in October and prices fell by the most on record, signalling a deepening housing recession going into 2009. Purchases of existing homes declined 3.1 per cent last month to an Read More...

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