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Housing starts for February
The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts reached 196,700 units in February, up from 185,400 in January

Housing market heats up
With an increase in housing starts this year, the real estate market is expected to heat up, reports CMHC

Toronto sales up 74 per cent
Property sales in Toronto skyrocket 74 per cent in the first two weeks of February, compared to 2009 when the recession was at its height

Commercial real estate rebounds in BC, retail leads the way
British Columbia's commercial real estate investment market made a strong comeback in the second half of 2009 and into 2010

Resale activity up from last year
Residential sales activity in January 2010 was up 58 per cent from year ago

CREA forecasts sales activity to rise in 2010
National sales activity will reach 527,300 units in 2010, up 13.3 per cent from 2009

Housing starts for January
Housing starts reached 186,300 units in January 2010

Metro Vancouver office market shows underlying strength
Following a steep downturn in the first half of 2009, overall economic conditions started to improve towards the end of 2009 in metro Vancouver

Bank of Canada holds interest rates
The Bank of Canada held its benchmark overnight lending rate steady at 0.25 per cent

More consumers are choosing brokers
A growing number of Canadians are opting to use mortgage brokers instead of going to the bank branch

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