CREA partners with Local Logic to deliver an enhanced search experience for Canadian home buyers

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Neighbourhood Data for 300,000+ Property Listings Reduces Buyer Uncertainty   Montreal, Quebec — June 8, 2018 – Today, Local Logic announces a new partnership with The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), through which it will provide property-specific, neighbourhood data for  REALTOR.ca, Canada’s largest real-estate website. “We are very excited to be collaborating with one of… View More >

Canadian home sales fall in April

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Ottawa, ON, May 15, 2018 – Statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales fell from March to April 2018. Highlights: National home sales fell 2.9% from March to April. Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity was down 13.9% from April 2017. The number of newly listed homes declined 4.8%… View More >

The Canadian Real Estate Association calls for regulations on home cultivation of cannabis

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Ottawa, ON, April 30, 2018 –  The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) is proposing an amendment to Bill C-45 that would result in a moratorium on home cultivation of cannabis until the governments can enact rules and regulations for the entire country. While speaking in front of Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and… View More >

Four reasons the Bank of Canada moved to the sidelines in March

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In line with financial market expectations, the Bank of Canada announced on March 7, 2018 it was keeping its trend-setting overnight lending rate unchanged at 1.25%. Here are the four main reasons why the Bank held interest rates steady: Fourth quarter Canadian economic growth came in weaker than expected. That means inflationary pressures are lower… View More >

Bank of Canada hikes rates in January

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In line with financial market expectations, the Bank of Canada announced on January 17, 2018 it was raising its trend-setting overnight lending rate by a quarter point to 1.25%. Although the interest rate hike comes amid solid Canadian economic data, the Bank expects economic growth to slow from this point forward. Additionally, the Bank highlighted… View More >

Bank of Canada holds rates steady at 1%

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On October 25, 2017, the Bank of Canada announced it was keeping its trend-setting overnight lending rate on hold at 1%. The rate rose by 0.25% in July and again in September. Since then, the Bank has cautioned that future interest rate increases depend on whether economic data suggest that inflation is starting to percolate…. View More >

Federal government tax proposals for personal incorporation

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The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) would like to applaud the government for amending its tax proposals for personal incorporation and listening to the views and concerns of CREA’s 125,000 REALTOR® members. “We were pleased to take part in the consultations and appreciate the government took time to carefully consider the feedback we offered, said… View More >

Bank of Canada raises rates again, now at 1%

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The Bank of Canada announced on September 6, 2017, it was further raising its trend-setting overnight lending rate from 0.75% to 1%. The rate rose by 0.25% in July, meaning the latest September increase fully unwinds the half-percentage point by which the Bank dropped interest rates in early 2015 after oil prices suddenly dropped in… View More >

Bank of Canada boosts rates by ¼ point

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Says economy has now adjusted to lower oil prices The Bank of Canada announced on July 12th, 2017 that it was raising its trend-setting overnight lending rate from 0.5% to 0.75%. The increase partially unwinds the half-percentage point by which the Bank dropped interest rates in early 2015 following the sudden drop in oil prices… View More >