Globe and Mail:Canadian interest rates to tumble: Merrill (Jan 9, 2008) http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...ry/robNews/home QUOTE The Canadian economy is poised for a sharp slowdown as U.S. demand weakens and that, combined with cooling inflation, spell much lower interest rates in the...

Just thought that it would be interesting to see what $179,900 can buy in Toronto: http://torontoist.com/2007/10/the_little_litt.php Toronto Star article: http://www.thestar.com/News/article/203781 Pictures: http://www.midtowntoronto.com/2007/10/15/t...house-for-sale/ The house comes with 2...

Toronto Star:40-year mortgages have arrived (Jan 9, 2008) http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/292254 QUOTE Several changes introduced last year make it easier for buyers with a good credit record to move into their dream homes more quickly. ... You can now pay off your mortgage over 30 to...

Globe and Mail:Americans vote on taxes - with their feet (Jan 9, 2008) http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...lumnsBlogs/home QUOTE In a fascinating new book, Rich States, Poor States, U.S. supply-side economists Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore document a remarkable hypothesis - that high...

FInancial Post:Hot housing market should slow after peak 2007 (Jan 8, 2008) http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=223853 QUOTE The fourth quarter of 2007 capped off a year of record activity in the Canadian housing market but don`t expect it to continue this year, says a leading real...

Statistics Canada:Crude oil and natural gas: Supply and disposition (Jan 8, 2008) http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/080108/d080108b.htm QUOTE Canadian companies produced 13.8 million cubic metres of crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons in October, up 0.6% from October 2006.Exports of crude...

Globe and Mail:Canadian exports to China rise strongly (Jan 7, 2008) http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...ry/robNews/home QUOTE Exports rose about 27 per cent according to preliminary figures, International Trade Minister David Emerson said following a ceremony to open a new commercial...

Here is the link to interesting site about tall buildings in the Canada (and the rest of the world): http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?3469050 Via search page you can find many "under construction" projects in major Canadian cities. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/

I remember, some time ago there was a question about "Sharia-compliant" financial products at MyREINspace. Here is an update for it:Toronto Star:Bank may offer Shariah loans (Jan 4, 2008) http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/290892 QUOTE Islamic Shariah-compliant mortgages could be available...

Financial Post:What to build in Canada? (Jan 2, 2008) http://www.financialpost.com/money/story.html?id=209526 With the loonie knocking the stuffings out of industries, the country`s future in manufacturing is unclear QUOTE General Motors Corp. is sniffing out ways to boost its local research...

The Vancouver Sun:Real estate value jumps $110 billion (Jan 3, 2008) http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/we...6e-62f169261776 Province`s assessments increase by 16 per cent to top $940 billion QUOTE Another record year of construction and continued high demand for property in 2007 pumped...

Globe and Mail:$100 oil puts a new shine on Alberta (Jan 3, 2008) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...PStory/Business Record prices will fuel the world`s interest in the oil sands, even as extraction costs soar QUOTE Deepening nervousness over long-term global energy supplies will put...

TD Economics:CANADIAN ECONOMY GROWS MODERATELY IN OCTOBER (Dec 21, 2007) http://www.td.com/economics/comment/rs122107.pdf QUOTE The industry level data for October was a mixed bag for goods producing industries. Utilities output – which tends to be particularly volatile – supported the bottom...

Statistics Canada:Gross domestic product by industry (Oct 2007) (Dec 21, 2007) http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/071221/d071221a.htm QUOTE Economic activity increased 0.2% in October, after growing 0.1% in September. These increases occurred as the dollar appreciated significantly vis-à-vis...

CIBC World Markets:How Alberta can win the carbon war (Dec 12, 2007) http://research.cibcwm.com/economic_public...d/occrept64.pdf QUOTE Not too long ago, extracting oil from oil sands was technologically feasible, but economically insane. Today, following the structural rise in oil prices, not...

CIBC World Markets:Five Surprises for 2008 (Dec 19, 2007) http://research.cibcwm.com/economic_public...load/sdec07.pdf QUOTE Money is made by expecting the unexpected. As we approach a new year, it`s useful, then, to think outside the box, looking for events that could surprise financial...

Statistics CanadaConsumer Price Index (Nov 2007) (Dec18, 2007) http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/071218/d071218a.htm QUOTE Fuelled by higher gasoline prices and mortgage interest cost, consumer prices increased 2.5% between November 2006 and November 2007, a slight acceleration from the...

Some of recent CMHC Rental Market reports: Ontario: http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/odpub/esub/64507/64507_2007_B02.pdf Toronto, ON: http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/odpub/esub/6445...59_2007_A01.pdf Hamilton, ON: http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/odpub/esub/64391/64391_2007_A01.pdf Kitchener, ON and Guelph, ON...

Hamilton Spectator:House prices rise, apartment vacancies drop (Dec 14, 2007) http://www.thespec.com/News/Business/article/296233 QUOTE Housing prices in Hamilton continued to rise in October as demand increased faster than supply. At the same time, the vacancy rate for apartments in the city...

Globe and Mail:B.C. shale gas set to be next generation`s oil sands (Dec 14, 2007) http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...lumnsBlogs/home QUOTE In the remote north of the province, there is a vast warehouse of hydrocarbons lurking in difficult geology, waiting for the right combination of...