Tag: housing
Regional gain in new housing construction in 2024 amid declines in...
Canada's housing market saw a modest increase in the number of housing starts, or new home construction, in 2024.Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) says...
Spain could impose a 100% tax on foreign home-buyers as tourism...
Spain is planning a raft of measures to address its brewing housing crisis, including an up to 100 per cent tax on properties that...
Housing crisis laid bare as cost of moving properties doubles |...
Data has revealed that the cost of moving homes has seen a significant rise in the last decade, and with the stamp duty...
Extra help to pay rent after local housing allowance decision |...
Renters nationwide may soon find it increasingly difficult to afford their accommodation. With rent prices on the rise and local housing allowance rates...
Monthly home sales ticked up in August, but housing market activity...
Canadian home sales increased 1.3 per cent on a month-over-month basis in August, though monthly activity was down 2.1 per cent from the same...
Canada relaxes some mortgage rules to tackle housing crisis
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday announced changes to some mortgage rules as part of an effort to make housing more affordable, a...
The oilsands, the housing crisis next door and a new partnership...
When you live without direct power and running water, everyday tasks take far longer than they need to, says Darlene Richards.Washing her hair,...
Briton sentenced to 9 years in prison for riot fire at...
A British man was jailed for nine years on Friday for arson at a hotel housing asylum seekers last month, by far the...
To pay for affordable housing, some non-profits bypass banks and get...
The Ontario community of Haliburton County bustles in the summer months with cottagers who flock to the area's lakes to kick back by the...
Report shows over 100,000 Canadian short-term rentals could be used for...
1 day agoNewsDuration 9:32Andy Yan from the Simon Fraser University City Program says that while the number of short-term rentals is relatively small...