Calgary is poised to regain its place as Canada's hottest housing market after new data showed the city last month had the country's highest year over year MLS sales growth. more...
The average price of a home in Canada is now $375,810, slightly higher than year-ago levels. But behind the aggregate numbers are wide variations in what’s happening with housing. more...
For young and well-educated Chinese like Emily Gao, the lure of immigrating to Canada is obvious: Clean air, public health care and a strong education system are all draws more...
CALGARY — While demand for office space has slowed across most of the country in the first quarter of 2012, it remains "on fire" in Calgary with low supply, according to a report made public Wednesday more...
Overseas investors are snapping up properties in Canada's largest cities, driving up prices and pushing ordinary Canadians out of the housing market, observers say. more...
EDMONTON - Three years after global energy prices tanked, Alberta’s oilsands are booming once again.
But industry players say they’re already bracing for what they fear lies ahead: chronic labour shortages and soaring cost pressures, two factors that caused so much havoc during the last boom. more...
It’s going to be tougher for the self employed, new immigrants and higher-risk borrowers to get a mortgage as concerns continue to mount over the state of Canada’s housing market.
CIBC’s wholesale mortgage arm, FirstLine, quietly announced Tuesday that it will no longer accept new applications from “stated income” homebuyers who can’t prove they have the annual net income to qualify for home loans. more...
Imperial Oil Ltd. is going ahead with a $2-billion expansion to its Cold Lake oilsands operation in northeastern Alberta, part of a plan to double overall production by the end of the decade. more...
Despite concerns over costs, inflation and crude price volatility, oil sands investment will rise to an all-time high of $18.5-billion by 2013, beating the previous peak of $18.1 billion in 2008, according to AltaCorp Capital research. more...
Financial institutions appear to be cracking down on rules for borrowers with self-declared income, a move that comes as Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he's concerned about a lack of standards in the sector. more...