The Canadian economy is skating on the edge of a recession. We haven’t hit it yet, but it is about as close as you get without being in one. There have been …
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Interest rates on hold
When the Bank of Canada issued its decision this week to stand pat on interest rates, it was largely what everyone expected. The Canadian economy is having …
Low Prices Undo Low Prices
Declaring the bottom of the housing market in Canada has been passed, the economics unit at RBC Royal Bank says we are, at last, on the road to …
Consumers hit hard in wallet
When Justin Trudeau came to power he made a lot of noise about looking after the middle class, particularly their financial or commercial interests. But in the …
The hunt for affordable housing
It is a phrase we haven’t heard in a long time: Vancouver is now one of six cities in the country considered a buyer’s market for residential real estate. …
