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The appetite for real estate in Toronto has continued to grow, but supply is lagging behind, putting upward pressure on prices, according to the latest stats.

A new poll suggests as much as three-quarters of Canadian homebuyers see monthly fees as a small price to pay for the convenience and amenities of condo life – something that may ultimately benefit investors looking to pass on those costs to tenants.

A domestic economy regaining ground alongside its U.S. counterpart wasn’t enough stimulus for the Bank of Canada to increase its key overnight rate Tuesday, with the growing threat of global oil prices and uncertainty in Europe encouraging it to maintain the status quo.

It’s an opening in the western frontier that more pioneering Canucks are entering, looking beyond Arizona's residential market to its re-emerging commercial one.

The average Canadian home price for March declined for the first time since September 2010, according to the latest figures from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).

There’s yet more indication investors – even those focused on buying fixer-uppers – will face increased competition from desperate homebuyers, with national sales rising 2.5% in March even as the number of new listings fell.

It’s a controversial suggestion that isn’t about to go away, with new calls for a ban on property buying by foreigners -- increasingly faulted for outbidding local investors.

Canadian investors are finding foreclosure offerings in the U.S. increasingly limited.

About half (52%) of Canadians feel real estate will become more costly by 2014, according to a new survey by BMO Bank of Montreal, part of its annual Spring Housing Report released Thursday.

An investor influx is driving rapid price acceleration in Halifax and Regina, at the same time those gains are lighting a fire under others looking to make their own leaps.