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Montreal’s real estate market sizzles in 2017, sales hit 10-year high
– theglobeandmail.com
Total sales in the Greater Montreal Area increased eight per cent to 44,448 on the strength of condominium sales and good overall activity on the Island of Montreal
Canadian real estate market outlook 2018
– macleans.ca
Romana King is an award-winning personal finance writer, a real estate expert and speaker. She is the current Director of Content at Zolo.caThere’s never a dull day in real estate. Last year started off with a big nervous question: Will the Canadian housing market crash? In 2018, the new year started off with more of a sigh. Analysts across North America came out with various pronouncements of deceleration in activity and pricing, but the overwhelming consensus was that the nation’s real estate landscape would flatten out, even in the hot Toronto and Vancouver markets.
It wasn’t too bold of a prediction. Activity was way down in the summer months of 2017, even as the number of listings was finally growing. This prompted only incremental increases in pricing and a nation-wide expectation of a soft-landing for Canada’s property markets.
This flattening out of the market was happening well before the latest splash of cold water hit the fast-accelerating housing markets. That splash came in the form of amendments to mortgage regulations…
Canadian real estate market outlook 2018
– moneysense.ca
Romana King is an award-winning personal finance writer, a real estate expert and speaker. She is the current Director of Content at Zolo.caThere’s never a dull day in real estate. Last year started off with a big nervous question: Will the Canadian housing market crash? In 2018, the new year started off with more of a sigh. Analysts across North America came out with various pronouncements of deceleration in activity and pricing, but the overwhelming consensus was that the nation’s real estate landscape would flatten out, even in the hot Toronto and Vancouver markets.
It wasn’t too bold of a prediction. Activity was way down in the summer months of 2017, even as the number of listings was finally growing. This prompted only incremental increases in pricing and a nation-wide expectation of a soft-landing for Canada’s property markets.
This flattening out of the market was happening well before the latest splash of cold water hit the fast-accelerating housing markets. That splash came in the form of amendments to mortgage regulations…
TD sees $400-million first-quarter hit on U.S. tax changes
– theglobeandmail.com
Bank also says, after the one-time charge, the lower corporate tax rate will have a positive impact on future earnings
CIBC dives back into tech sector with Wellington Financial acquisition
– theglobeandmail.com
Deal allows CIBC to bulk up and launch new business line, servicing growing tech companies
