Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press Published Wednesday, September 6, 2017 7:06AM EDT Last Updated Wednesday, September 6, 2017 12:55PM EDT OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is once again raising its benchmark interest rate as it sees the economy’s powerful performance pointing to broader, more self-sustaining growth. The central bank hiked its rate Wednesday by one-quarter point to 1.0 per … Read More
Claire Young, Calgary Herald Published on: July 21, 2017 | Last Updated: July 21, 2017 12:39 PM MDT Calgary’s home prices are expected to rise five per cent year-over-year by the end of the year, reports Royal LePage in its recent house price survey and market survey forecast. “Home prices continue to rise in Calgary, as many areas within the … Read More
Craig Wong, The Canadian Press Published Wednesday, July 12, 2017 4:32AM EDT Last Updated Wednesday, July 12, 2017 3:41PM EDT OTTAWA –The Bank of Canada hiked its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time in nearly seven years in what may be the beginning of the end of the era of cheap borrowing that has fuelled the hot … Read More
Published on: April 4, 2017 | Last Updated: April 4, 2017 4:53 PM MDT Annual sales of single-family homes surged in March as Calgary’s real estate market continued to strengthen. Calgary Real Estate Board data show detached home sales rose 17 per cent from a year ago, to 1,176 units, while the average price grew six per cent to $571,295. … Read More
Will increase the price of homes for buyers making down payments of less than 20% By Solomon Israel, CBC News Posted: Mar 17, 2017 10:42 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 17, 2017 1:39 PM ET Starting today, premiums on mortgage insurance from Canada Mortgage Housing Corp. go up across the country. CMHC says its average client will pay about $5 more … Read More
Josh Skapin, Calgary Herald Published on: March 3, 2017 | Last Updated: March 3, 2017 2:23 PM MST For the second straight month, resale of single-family homes in Calgary recorded a double-digit percentage increase over the same time in 2016. There were 825 single-family homes sold through the city’s resale market in February, climbing 19 per cent from a year ago, says … Read More
Activity up from same month last year, which was ‘one of the weakest on record,’ CREB economist notes CBC Posted: Feb 01, 2017 12:39 PM MT Last Updated: Feb 01, 2017 12:56 PM MT The city’s real estate market showed signs of increased activity in January compared to the year before, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Calgary Real Estate Board. … Read More
By Mia Sosiak – Reporter Global News Some Calgary homeowners may have cringed after opening their municipal property assessments this week, but real estate experts say the ongoing slide in single family home prices should end later in 2017. In its annual forecast, the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) said Wednesday the city’s housing market should slowly reach stability this year … Read More
Canadian Real Estate Association says resales will increase but prices will stay mostly flat CBC News Posted: Dec 16, 2016 10:53 AM MT Last Updated: Dec 16, 2016 10:53 AM MT Home sales will see a modest uptick in 2017 but prices will stay flat, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association. The national group’s updated resale housing forecast predicts sales … Read More
by ANDY BLATCHFORD, THE CANADIAN PRESS Posted Dec 7, 2016 2:00 am MST Last Updated Dec 7, 2016 at 11:00 am MST OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada is holding its benchmark interest rate at 0.5 per cent as it sees the stronger world economy continuing to face “undiminished” uncertainty. In making the scheduled announcement Wednesday, the central bank said … Read More