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Upcoming economic data to watch

Canadian data releases next week focus on housing, with September housing starts published on Tuesday, and the new house price index (August) published on Thursday. The latter provides “input into replacement costs captured in CPI for a housing market connection to inflation,” says Derek Holt, vice-president and head of capital markets economics at Scotiabank, in […]

By Staff |October 6, 2017

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What 97% of homebuyers regret

If your clients are looking for a home, there’s a good chance they need your help. That’s because almost all Canadian homebuyers (97%) say they wish they’d factored in their other financial obligations when determining the mortgage they could afford, reveals a TD survey. Read: What first-time homebuyers want from their advisors More than half […]

By Staff |September 28, 2017

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What first-time homebuyers want from their advisors

A first-time homebuyer shares her experience, and how it could have been better

By Jessica Bruno |September 13, 2017

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Ont., B.C. housing correction won’t disrupt labour markets: DBRS Ont., B.C. housing correction won’t disrupt labour markets: DBRS

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Ont., B.C. housing correction won’t disrupt labour markets: DBRS

A new report says the real estate boom in Ontario and British Columbia has been a boon for housing-related jobs, but a home-price correction won’t trigger a major bust for the labour markets in those provinces. DBRS says in a report today that the hot housing markets in B.C. and Ontario boosted job growth over […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |September 12, 2017

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