OTTAWA – The federal competition watchdog is investigating if rules by Canada’s largest realtor industry group are pressuring home sellers to pay higher commissions to their real estate agent.
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Monthly Archives: September 2024
More first-time homebuyers expected in Edmonton this fall
Edmonton’s fall for resale real estate market will be fuelled by first-time buyers even as a new survey points to falling interest among young Canadians in homeownership.
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Younger Canadians still aim to own homes despite daunting cost
High prices and interest rates be darned.
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Calgary leads Alberta housing boom, but supply still struggling to meet demand: CMHC
New numbers show housing growth in Alberta’s two major cities is outpacing other Canadian municipalities, but it’s still not enough to keep up with a population surge.
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Calgary’s average rent declines slightly in September
Renters got some good news this month as average rents modestly declined from August in Calgary, a new report has found.
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Canada’s housing market growth flattens over summer
Real estate resales in Canada were largely flat in August after seeing a small bump in activity to start the summer amid Bank of Canada interest rate cuts.
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Nelson: City council discovers we’re not sheep after all
Call it revenge of the nimbies.
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Parker: CREB partners with my-eforce to improve realtor safety
The tragic death of a member of the Toronto Real Estate Board, killed in Markham, Ont., is a tough reminder of the risks realtors face when conducting home tours, an essential part of their job.
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Province tells U.S. firms Alberta wants data centres — but bring your own power
The provincial government is trying to sell Alberta as a prime location for data centres — buildings that store and process digital information.
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County and City of Grande Prairie residents encouraged to attend public hearing on Intermunicipal Development Plan
The date is set for a joint public hearing regarding the City and County’s recently drafted Intermunicipal Development Plan.
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