Vancouver home sales increase as confidence returns to market
January 7, 2020 | Posted by: Patrick Mulhern
Vancouver home sales jump 88% in December from last year as confidence returns to market Sales of detached homes in December rose 72% from a year earlier while the benchmark price fell 4% to ... [read more]
Poloz hints that rates in Canada should stay low
December 12, 2019 | Posted by: Patrick Mulhern
Bank of Canada's Poloz says global growth to remain slow, low global interest rates Central bank kept key interest rate on hold last week at 1.75 per cent The Canadian Press · Poste ... [read more]
Bank of Canada - no change once again
December 4, 2019 | Posted by: Patrick Mulhern
Bank of Canada holds rates steady, sees signs of stabilizing global economy David Parkinson Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz, in a May 16, 2019, file photo. The Bank of Canada kept i ... [read more]
Bank of Canada holds rates
October 30, 2019 | Posted by: Patrick Mulhern
Bank of Canada announces interest rate decision The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced today that it would keep the overnight rate at 1.75%. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 2% and the ... [read more]
CMHC predicts price growth in Vancouver housing market
October 28, 2019 | Posted by: Patrick Mulhern
Metro Vancouver housing market to see modest price growth in 2020 and 2021, predicts CMHC Buyers and renters can expect price increases due in part to continuing population ... [read more]
September data shows housing market is in full rebound
October 16, 2019 | Posted by: Patrick Mulhern
September Data Confirm That Housing Is in Full Rebound Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show that national home sales rose for the ... [read more]
Article on First Time Houmebuyers Incentive program
September 16, 2019 | Posted by: Patrick Mulhern
The Liberals' first-time homebuyers incentive is a bad deal The program asks too much in exchange for savings of a couple of hundred dollars a month Soheil Karkhanechi · for CBC News ... [read more]
Bank of Canada holds rates but warns of global trade concerns
September 4, 2019 | Posted by: Patrick Mulhern
Bank of Canada holds rates steady but flags global trade concerns Bill Curry OTTAWA Published September 4, 2019 Updated 1 hour ago Stephen Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada answ ... [read more]
Interesting article on recessions
August 13, 2019 | Posted by: Patrick Mulhern
Is the North American economy heading for a recession? Financial contributor Mark Ting predicts there won't be a recession until 2021 or later Mark Ting · for CBC News &middo ... [read more]
CBC - Keeping private info private
August 8, 2019 | Posted by: Patrick Mulhern
Keeping private information private: Are credit monitoring systems worth the cost? Credit monitoring allows you to minimize — not prevent — fraud, says personal finance expert Ma ... [read more]
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