Prince Edward County

CAROLYN IRELAND It’s a tiny and very expensive slice of cottage country, but Pointe au Baril in Ontario’s Georgian Bay archipelago is a hot market this year. Real-estate agent Stewart Metcalfe of Colliers International has sold two properties so far in July and another deal is brewing. “Right out of the gate we’ve had a […]

MIKE MOFFATT s economists continue to analyze the U.S. housing crash, a couple of U.S. writers turned their gaze upon Canada last week, with Matthew Yglesias wondering what should be done about rising housing prices and Dean Baker proposing a solution. Their concern is understandable, since just before the U.S. housing bubble burst the U.S. […]

by: Robert McLister Over last few years, banks, economists, the mortgage industry and even Finance Minister Jim Flaherty have all been singing the same tune: That rates have nowhere to go but up. Instead, mortgage rates have dropped even further. That hasn’t discouraged the mortgage establishment, which continues to push long-term fixed rates. And for […]

By: Ora Morison Toronto’s booming housing market is enticing more sellers to list their homes, but the flood of new listings is not dampening prices. But in Vancouver, new sellers are increasingly scarce – as prices in the once-overheated market show signs of weakness. New listings jumped 12.3 per cent in Toronto over the 12 […]