June home sales down 24 per cent from last year, 6 per cent since May: CREA

On a seasonally adjusted basis, sales were down almost six per cent from May.

June home sales down 24 per cent from last year, 6 per cent since May: CREA

The national real estate market's cooling continued with home sales falling again in June, but the Canadian Real Estate Association said the decreases are smaller than those seen in previous months.

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New year, new mortgage

With the start of each new year, it’s a great idea to spend a bit of time reviewing your financial situation.

New year, new mortgage

With the start of each new year, it’s a great idea to spend a bit of time reviewing your financial situation. For some people, this may include planning to buy a home. For others, it might mean taking a look at ways to reconfigure their finances to accomplish other lifestyle goals. For some, parti…

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The Best Real Estate Advice of 2020: How the Pandemic Transformed Housing This Year

It’s truly been a year like no other.

The Best Real Estate Advice of 2020: How the Pandemic Transformed Housing This Year

Whether you were a first-time home buyer house hunting during the pandemic or a seller wondering how to get the best price for your property, we brought expert-approved insights to you all year long.

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This Week’s Top Stories: Canada’s Biggest Bank Sees Mortgage Defaults Next Year, And Condo Listings Soar In Toronto

Here’s what’s happened.

This Week’s Top Stories: Canada’s Biggest Bank Sees Mortgage Defaults Next Year, And Condo Listings Soar In Toronto

Canada’s largest bank is forecasting mortgage defaults are still coming, just a little later. RBC is forecasting rising defaults in Q3 or Q4 of 2021. The reason? Programs like EI, CERB, and CRB have delayed defaults.

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August new home starts fall one-third year over year in Alberta

In Calgary, total starts for the month were 736, down from 1,051 in August last year.

August new home starts fall one-third year over year in Alberta

Total starts in the CMA this year to date are 5,426 homes, compared to 6,442 starts to the end of August 2019. Last month’s figure puts builders on trend to start 8,344 homes in 2020, the lowest since the great recession of 2008/2009.

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Partial repairs on Edmonton’s ailing courthouse will be completed this year

In June, Carter told Postmedia there was a “pressing need” for repair of the building, which also leaked through its pedway and cafeteria.

Partial repairs on Edmonton’s ailing courthouse will be completed this year

The leaky courthouse sounds more like a venue in Harry Potter than a reality in Edmonton — but the 1973 Edmonton Law Courts building a decades-long history of letting the water flow when it shouldn’t.

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