Section: Real-estate

'Wild card' props up Canadian housing markets over past decade, says RE/MAX

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'Wild card' props up Canadian housing markets over past decade, says RE/MAX

Tighter inventory levels helped to make the last decade one of the healthiest periods on record for Canadian real estate...

Building permits

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Building permits

The value of building permits increased 2.4% to $5.7 billion in December, following two consecutive months of declines.

The “new domiciliary cities” are taxed more heavily

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The “new domiciliary cities” are taxed more heavily

This is at least what is released from a compilation of the total rate of taxation (TRT) for the year 2010 carried out on behalf of l’Agence QMI by economist Daniel Muller from data provided to the Government by all the municipalities of Quebec.

Even less seizures of houses

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Even less seizures of houses

Since one year, the owners of houses who were forced to hand in the keys to their mortgage creditor have been much fewer in Quebec, a sign that the economy is recovering.

Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

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Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. The global economic recovery is proceeding at a somewhat faster pace than the Bank had anticipated,...