What Saskatchewan landlords need to know to protect their assets may stretch as far as a prairie mile. Shame Buckingham rounds up a much briefer list of those must-haves for investors.

Knowing what you can and cannot legally do as a landlord will likely save you time, money and a potential lawsuit. Shane Buckingham takes a look at the eviction process in Alberta

Knowing what you can and cannot legally do as a landlord will likely save you time, money and a potential lawsuit. Shane Buckingham takes a look at the eviction process in Alberta

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty dismissed speculation about a Canadian housing bubble, telling reporters in New York on Wednesday that he sees no need to tighten the country’s mortgage rules further.

St. John's small, but growing condo market has the economic foundation for investment success. Shane Buckingham explains  

HGTV stars of the soon-to-air series Urban Suburban, Sarah Daniels and her brother Philip DuMoulin, share their different stories, and, of course, different perspectives on how to make it big real estate. Shane Buckingham explains  

Optometrist Kevin Engel has his eye on a few more multifamily additions to his already impressive portfolio. Shane Buckingham explains

The national average price for homes sold in July fell to its lowest level since January, but the decline doesn’t necessarily point to an overall slide in home values, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).

Though high-end sales remain soft, Red Deer has plenty of affordable income properties to offer investors ahead of Alberta's next big energy boom. Shane Buckingham explains  

Getting a recreational property with investment potential should be a given. Shane Buckingham explains  

Canadian house prices climbed again in June, coming in nearly 10% above last year’s levels, but many analysts now say the steady ascent will soon come to an end.

PropertyGuys.com has joined forces with Realtysellers to create an industry “powerhouse” directly challenging Realtors’ hold on the market.

Many Canadian investors, sold on the idea that now is the best time to invest in the U.S., seem to be spending their money before doing their homework, says real estate author and expert Douglas Gray.

 Average Canadian investors can still make their break into the multi-family real estate market, even as real estate investment trusts and pension plans accelerate their buying of apartment buildings across the country, says Real Estate Investment Network President (REIN) Don Campbell.

 The Toronto Real Estate Board is confident that Mayor Rob Ford will stick to his campaign pledge and abolish the land transfer tax, but the removal of this much-hated levy must be done with the utmost care, says the board’s government relations officer.

The Vancouver real estate market has been the subject of much debate in recent years, but what's not in dispute is that homes in this west coast city are dramatically over-priced.

A recent poll released by for-sale-by-owner marketing website PropertyGuys.com suggests that a majority of Canadians believe paying a Realtor 5% commission to sell their home hurts their personal net worth.

Toronto home prices may have pushed cash-flow investors out of the downtown core, but for parents sending their children to the University of Toronto or Ryerson, there’s still an investment strategy they can use to make decent returns.

The U.S. government’s attempts to shore up the country’s real estate market after the financial crisis with first-time homebuyer tax credits and other incentives really didn’t do anything to put the American housing market on a more sustainable path, according to a TD economist.

The Bank of Canada’s decision to downgrade its economic forecast for the second quarter to just 2% growth demonstrates that the Canadian economy is not immune from the impact of global circumstances, real estate expert Peter Kinch said. It also means, he added, the bank will have less incentive to raise its key lending rate anytime soon.

Realtors’ federal lobbying efforts came to an abrupt stop when the federal election was called on March 26, and according to industry insiders so did the parties’ focus on Realtors’ concerns.

Winnipeg’s real estate market reached a new record in home sales during the first quarter thanks in large part to a wave of first-time homebuyers rushing to buy a house before the federal government’s mortgage rule changes were introduced on March 18, said Winnipeg Realtors President Ralph Fyfe.

The Royal Bank’s findings that the majority of young homebuyers are holding off from making a purchase until 2012 may be enough to lead to a “flattening” in real estate appreciation – a result desperately needed to prevent record home-price declines in major Canadian cities, according to an economist for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).

HGTV’s Scott McGillivray has been investing in student rental properties since he attended the University of Guelph 11 years ago.

For those worrying that the Canadian real estate market is in a bubble ready to burst and unleash a U.S.-style financial collapse, it’s time to do some economics homework, says Real Estate Investment Network President Don Campbell.

The Ontario Liberal government’s disregard for landlords may hurt more than just real estate investors, says Burlington MPP Joyce Savoline, it may deprive the province’s needy of affordable housing.