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👀 Ajax sets an example

👀 Ajax sets an example

Ajax development approved in just 5 weeks, Ottawa proposes 3.9% tax hike, 7/10 BC cities miss provincial housing targets, builder sentiment weakens nationally, and more news from across Canada.

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🏢 Are you familiar with REITs?

🏢 Are you familiar with REITs?

Learn how to invest in real estate without owning property.

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🏡 Buyers are back

🏡 Buyers are back

Home sales spike nationwide, development cost charges push prices up, Ottawa considers changes to its vacancy tax, national rents drop for the first time since the pandemic, and more news from across Canada.

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Weekly RecapsWeekly Recaps
👀 Ajax sets an example

👀 Ajax sets an example

Ajax development approved in just 5 weeks, Ottawa proposes 3.9% tax hike, 7/10 BC cities miss provincial housing targets, builder sentiment weakens nationally, and more news from across Canada.

Recap Team
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🏢 Are you familiar with REITs?

🏢 Are you familiar with REITs?

Learn how to invest in real estate without owning property.

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🏡 Buyers are back

🏡 Buyers are back

Home sales spike nationwide, development cost charges push prices up, Ottawa considers changes to its vacancy tax, national rents drop for the first time since the pandemic, and more news from across Canada.

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✏️ U.S. elections impact on Canada

✏️ U.S. elections impact on Canada

Explore how Kamala Harris or Donald Trump's election on November 5 could shape Canada's economy and policies going forward.

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❌ No more GST on new homes?

❌ No more GST on new homes?

Poilievre promises to remove the GST sales tax, survey reveals stark wealth gap between owners and renters, GTA condo market takes a big hit, Surrey accelerates multi-unit housing approvals, and more news from across Canada.

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😲 Rates drop and immigration pauses

😲 Rates drop and immigration pauses

Bank of Canada slashes rates by 0.50%, Trudeau pauses immigration, Metro Vancouver housing deficit balloons, GTHA sales reach 30-year low, and more news from across Canada.

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❗"Jumbo" rate cut tomorrow?

❗"Jumbo" rate cut tomorrow?

Ahead of the Bank of Canada’s October 2024 rate decision, explore key factors like inflation, GDP, and housing, and predictions for a potential "jumbo" cut.

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📉 Inflation is finally under 2%

📉 Inflation is finally under 2%

Chances of a 0.50% rate cut increase, Burnaby needs more than double its projected housing, massive development proposed in Vaughan, Toronto developer defaults on $53M loan, and more news from across Canada.

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🏡 Building suites just got easier

🏡 Building suites just got easier

Federal government introduces new rules to encourage suites, investors dominate Toronto's condo market, development costs slow down housing in Metro Vancouver, national rents cool down, and more news from across Canada.

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📉 Is this the bottom?

📉 Is this the bottom?

Major markets continue to struggle, Burnaby high-rise site faces foreclosure, Toronto leads the office market, CREA is being investigated, iconic Surrey property sells for $18M, and more news from across Canada.

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👉 Big updates to mortgage rules

👉 Big updates to mortgage rules

Two major announcements that will affect both first-time homebuyers and homeowners renewing their mortgages.

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👏 No More Stress Test for Renewals

👏 No More Stress Test for Renewals

Borrowers can now switch lenders without stress testing, Burnaby approves tallest tower in Western Canada, GTA housing gap reaches 50-year high, Toronto updates Vacancy Home Tax, Ottawa's office market shows strength, and more news from across Canada.

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