Australia’s housing market continued its recovery in FY25, with residential settlement volumes and property values both rising on the back of interest rate cuts, regional demand, and improving affordability.
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Monthly Archives: July 2025
MFAA launches Australia’s first professional broker designation
Mortgage brokers now have a new way to stand out in a competitive industry with the launch of the Mortgage Finance Professional Australia (MFPA) designation – the country’s first professional recognition for brokers.
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Ontario, Alberta and Sask. push plan for new pipelines, railways to connect Canada
At the edge of a major meeting of the country’s top leaders, the leaders of three major provinces unveiled an agreement to push for massive new pipeline and railway projects.
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Falling immigration levels contributing to lower housing rents in Canada
Canada’s rental housing landscape is shifting now that we’re halfway through 2025, as a wave of new units enters the market and demand cools. This initial wave of newly built supply appears to be working as intended, and its impact is being compounded by a range of other major factors.
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Canada’s personal tax rates need to come down. Here’s how to do it
Many provinces in Canada have combined a federal–provincial personal income tax rate that exceeds 50 per cent at the highest rate. For example, Ontario, British Columbia Quebec and many of the Maritime provinces are in the 54 per cent range.
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High River to host open house for Northeast development plans
The Town of High River is holding an open house to discuss future development near Highway 2.
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Could a rating system for rental units help Montreal tenants?
Some Toronto city councillors and tenants’ groups are pushing to implement a rental unit grading system in Canada’s largest city. But affordable housing advocates in Montreal have mixed opinions on whether that would make an impact in their city.
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Road rehab work begins at Lake Newell Resort
Road rehabilitation work that will cost more than $3.6 million and affect two blocks at Lake Newell Resort began Monday.
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Municipally Controlled Corporation idea gets officially rejected by council
The current group of councillors will not decide how the City of Medicine Hat will move forward with plans to create the Municipally Controlled Corporation (MCC) and Rate Review Committee (RRC) Public Hearing as part of its Energy Business Strategic Review –
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Monthly rents rise £221 over three years – here’s how much they’ve gone up in your area
The cost of renting in the UK has seen a sharp rise over the last few years, new data shows, increasing by an average £221 a month in just three years.
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