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August 18, 2022/by Mahyar Rezapour

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Bank of Canada makes first rate hike of 2023January 25, 2023 - 4:50 pm
The Bank also gave a significant update on its plans for future rate announcements The Bank of Canada has announced a quarter-point hike to its benchmark policy rate, a move that marks its eighth consecutive rate increase and the first of 2023 – although it also indicated that it could be its last for some […]
GTA Condo, Purpose-Built Rental Completions to See Record-Breaking YearJanuary 16, 2023 - 6:24 pm
Just under 32,000 new condo units are slated for completion in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in 2023, according to real estate consulting firm Urbanation. Urbanation President Shaun Hildebrand tells STOREYS the figure may more realistically be in the ballpark of 25,000 to 30,000 units — he says the industry typically falls short of its […]
National home sales rise in DecemberJanuary 16, 2023 - 4:00 pm
National home sales increased by 1.3% in December over the previous month, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), although homebuying activity was down by more than 39% compared with the same time last year. The association’s latest statistics also showed that the MLS Home Price Index fell by 1.6% on a monthly basis, […]
Record number of condos to flood Toronto market in 2023January 9, 2023 - 5:40 pm
A record number of new condo units will be completed in Toronto in 2023, just as skyrocketing mortgage rates make it harder for investors to close on their properties. Nearly 32,000 condos will hit the city and surrounding suburbs, according to data from condo research firm Urbanation Inc. That surpasses the previous high in 2020, […]
map of every single GO Transit line ever proposedNovember 28, 2022 - 10:23 pm
Toronto’s regional transit network could have looked much different in an alternate timeline, and one high school student from Hamilton has visualized how the GO Transit system may have looked in a reality where every single proposal played out as first envisioned. William (who prefers to be identified by first name only), a 16-year-old student […]
Canada Interest RateNovember 28, 2022 - 9:55 pm
The Bank of Canada raised the target for its overnight rate by 50bps to 3.75% in its October 2022 meeting, below broad expectations that pointed to a more aggressive 75bps increase. Still, it marked the sixth consecutive rate hike, adding to the 350bps in interest rate increases in the current tightening path and pushing borrowing […]
Hamilton offers forgivable loans for secondary apartment renosNovember 28, 2022 - 8:39 pm
The city hopes to coax affordable secondary units into Hamilton’s housing market through a forgivable loan pilot program. The $250,000 initiative offers applicants of low to moderate income up to $30,000 to build or renovate suites in single-family homes. Those secondary units — whether basement apartments or garden suites — must rent for no more […]

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