Home price gains are slowing after a strong bounce off the bottom, potentially marking a new phase for the housing recovery.
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More buyers biting in Canada
The Canadian housing market has quietly ended its correction and is predicted to rise again, with leading cities selling more properties last month compared with a year back.
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Is the housing market making a major shift?
The real estate market has been one of the strongest pillars of the economy following the greatest financial downturn since the Great Depression. Amid low interest rates and a great deal of intervention from policymakers, home buyers received an added incentive to purchase a home. Meanwhile, sellers enjoyed low inventory levels and rising prices. However, a new survey finds that sellers might be losing their control on the market.
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Alberta economic snapshot for October 12, 2013
CALGARY, AB, Oct 12, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Alberta remains the engine of Canada’s job creation machine, but in September it shifted into a slightly lower gear.
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Lack of inventory fuelling price growth for Calgary housing market
CALGARY — A continued lack of inventory is fuelling house price growth in Calgary.
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Edmonton’s new home construction slows down but is still on track to surpass record levels of 2012.
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JUST WHO BENEFITS FROM HOUSING?
Let’s put another nail in the coffin of the “recovery” talk.
Bernanke and the Fed allege that the purpose of QE is to help housing recovery. But rising home prices do not actually equate to increased “wealth” for the average American.
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Housing compliance initiative is Krushell’s last hurrah
EDMONTON – Kim Krushell had a long list of ideas when she ran for Edmonton City Council in 2004. And now, in her final week on the job, she’s checking off the last item on that list.
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Alberta economic snapshot for September 14, 2013
CALGARY, AB, Sep 14, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Canada’s job market has been fairly soft in 2013, with the national unemployment rate still hovering above 7 per cent. It’s even more difficult for young people, where unemployment is nearly double at 14.1 per cent. But as is the case with most job seekers, young people may want to consider a move to Alberta.
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Sophomore blues: Big student housing player slumps
About a year ago, the real estate investment trust American Campus Communities acquired The Vue—a 468-bed apartment complex across the street from Arizona State University in Tempe.
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