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The state of luxury housing: If $1 million buys you a DIY special then what is the new threshold? Peter Kuitenbrouwer Peter Kuitenbrouwer/Financial POSTThis article appears in the May edition of the Financial Post Magazine. This Toronto home was listed for $2.1 million but sold for $3.298 million. While that sounds like a luxury real estate […]
Life after oil makes real estate the new crutch of Canada’s economy — and it’s huge Erik Hertzberg and Theophilos Argitis, Bloomberg News Two things happened last week that were a reminder of just how vital real estate has become to Canada’s economy. On Friday, Statistics Canada released gross domestic product data that showed […]
Spectre of empty houses haunt Canada’s two most expensive housing markets Garry Marr | May 8, 2017 1:56 PM ET More from Garry Marr | @DustyWallet Canada’s two most expensive cities for housing are seemingly haunted, not by ghosts but by the spectre of empty homes. Some believe vacant homes exist on a widespread basis, bought […]
‘The need is huge’: Habitat for Humanity still building in midst of red-hot real estate ‘Land is always an issue in Vancouver,’ says CEO of Greater Vancouver branch By Tina Lovgreen, CBC News Posted: May 09, 2017 7:46 AM PT Last Updated: May 09, 2017 7:46 AM PT Habitat for Humanity Greater Vancouver is breaking ground […]
Edmonton real estate sale prices continue to inch upwards, condos see biggest rise EDMONTON JOURNAL More from Edmonton Journal Published on: May 2, 2017 | Last Updated: May 2, 2017 5:20 PM MDT There are more houses for sale in Edmonton this sp[ring. Data released Tuesday, May 2, 2017 says new listings increased 2.73 per […]
Edmonton company building city’s first shipping-container apartment By Gordon Kent – Edmonton Journal A three-storey Edmonton apartment building is under construction using a material that’s often seen as waste — second-hand shipping containers. The city’s first multi-family sea-can accommodations are being made of 48 steel containers pre-fabricated into modules at a Calgary factory, hauled north by truck, lifted into […]
BY AMY HANCOCK If your driveway is cracked, sinking in areas and generally looking worse-for-wear, it might be time for a new concrete driveway. Not only will a new driveway improve curb appeal, it will also boost resale value, make shoveling snow easier and give you extra space to park your vehicles. Photo Credit: Con-Tile […]
Berta Dias moved from Brampton to a new subdivision in Shelburne, Ont., a year ago. Her husband gets up at 4:30 in the morning to commute to the Toronto area for work. (Meagan Fitzpatrick/CBC News) Shelburne, Ont., seeing major growth as search for affordability drives people north By Meagan Fitzpatrick, CBC News On the outskirts of […]
TIM QUERENGESSER, SPECIAL TO FINANCIAL POST, FINANCIAL POST Michael Janz and Sally Tang pose with their baby boy, Miles, at Hodgson Park in Edmonton, Alta., on Thursday, April 13, 2017. The family has been given eight months to find a new place to live because their condo building doesn’t allow children. / FINANCIAL POST EDMONTON […]
Economic insecurity has kept Edmonton’s housing market flat, according to a Royal LePage house price survey released Tuesday. “While home prices across Edmonton remain subdued by the recent economic downturn, optimism is returning to the market as commodity prices and employment opportunities continue to stabilize,” Tom Shearer, broker and owner of Royal LePage Noralta, said in […]