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Canadian builders finished the year strong, with their permits values up 11.1% in December from November, according to Statistics Canada.

A new home price index may stifle criticism that high-end transactions too often throw CREA's monthly sales data out of whack.

CMHC’s loss may ultimately be Genworth’s gain, with the country’s number two default mortgage insurer suggesting it has “lots” of lending capacity, even as the Crown corp. raises a cautionary note about its own future capabilities.

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Property investors in Victoria may finally be getting the break they spent much of 2011 searching for, with sellers bringing their price expectations more in line with patient buyers.

Calgary’s real estate market began 2012 with a whimper, as overall January prices fell 3% from a year ago and 4% from the previous month, new statistics show.

Business-for-self lending may, indeed, be headed the way of the dodo bird, with Firstline officially axing that segment of its business effective today, Feb. 1.

The Canadian government has cut short its financial backing of homeowners retrofitting their homes to save on energy cost.

Sellers are convinced staging properties works. But convincing landlords it’s worth the time and effort has been a tougher sell, said one real estate investor, now relying on that strategy to grow ROI.