Kitchener just enjoyed its largest annual growth spurt in 30 years KITCHENER — The latest figures from the city's planning department show that residential growth boomed last year, with the municipality issuing more building permits than it has since Kitchener's last big growth spurt almost 30...

Asia Pacific Foundation taking on issue of foreigners’ home buying in #Vancouver Read the full article here.

Don Cayo: If cities and the province backed off their huge levies, housing costs would ease. HOWEVER they would need the revenue from somewhere, so that would mean either layoffs or INCREASED property taxes for all Governments could, as noted in a Vancity analysis reported on the front page of...

Vancouver’s housing boom spreads to the suburbs Large swaths of Metro Vancouver have single-family detached houses assessed at $1-million or higher as the real estate boom in the city spreads to the suburbs. For the sprawling region as a whole, 28 per cent of detached properties had assessed...

How turbulence in China's stock market could boost Canadian luxury homes Sotheby’s International Realty Canada says turbulence on the Chinese stock market could send buyers from mainland China flocking to Canadian luxury real estate this fall. The realtor predicts that sales of homes worth...

Why Bloorcourt is one of Toronto's most diverse places to live Despite being stood up by his potential landlord, Marc Serpa Francoeur felt he was home. He couldn’t view the apartment, but was standing under a sign that read “Ponta Delgada Bar,” a reference to his mother’s hometown in Portugal...

Creating the conditions for job growth in New Brunswick FREDERICTON (GNB) – Premier Brian Gallant took the opportunity to outline progress since the election toward the provincial government’s goals of job creation and economic growth. “Looking back over our first year in office, we continue...

In Kamloops, renting has become a way of life At least one-quarter of Kamloopsians live in rental accommodation — and that data is at least five years old, said Tony Roy, chief executive officer of the B.C. Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA). The organization was in Kamloops this past...

Interesting analysis of overall oil industry, including this quote: “In our view oil prices will rise sharply from 2017, and there is a real risk that cost inflation pressures will then return,” it says Read the full article here.

Alberta forest products sector has a lot on its mind The mountain pine beetle is “Item 1” among issues of concern to the industry, Whittaker said, adding the pine-tree killing insect poses a threat that is “real and not going away.” “We have some significant challenges in places like Jasper...

The North Commuter Parkway Project has just been approved for Saskatoon. Their largest infrastructure project is about to transform the transportation/road system. This provides strategic long term investors a ton of opportunity. Follow the exits: Graham Commuter Partners includes ASL Paving...

Investing in NE BC? Be informed. Work set to begin on massive Site C work camp To further enhance remote working conditions, services such as physiotherapy, massage and hairdressing will also be available at the lodge. Featuring single-occupancy bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, television and...