New home sales muddle through ‘choppy and challenging’ market

Most landlords understand that the abolition of Section 21 has fundamentally changed the possession process. What many don’t yet appreciate is that another challenge may become increasingly common as more landlords rely on Section 8 grounds for possession: disability discrimination. According to barrister Sonia Rai, speaking with Paul Shamplina of Landlord Action, in the article…

Canadian banks are not being harmed by the effects of new U.S. tariffs that impact some of their customers, and the banks may even find new opportunities, Reuters reported Tuesday (Aug. 25). Bank of Montreal (BMO) and Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) reported earnings Tuesday that beat quarterly profit estimates, according to the report. The…

Stewart Walters Hello, and welcome to MarketOpen Direct Connect. I’m your host, Stewart Walters, and we’re joined today by Managing Director, Chris Stone; and CFO, Nick Dwyer of Black Cat Syndicate, ASX code BC8, who will run through the September 2026 quarter results and participate in a live Q&A. [Operator Instructions] A recording of this…

“What should I do if there’s a AI crash?” a friend asked me recently. It is a very sensible question – we don’t know there will be an AI crash, but having a clear plan to follow when you start to worry is better than waiting and panicking. However, it’s also a very difficult question,…

The slide is a sharp reversal for Toronto. UBS identified it as the strongest market in its study between 2014 and 2022, when real prices doubled, and the city now sits nearly 30% below that peak. Vancouver prices are 20% below their 2022 high, and sales there are at a 25-year low. UBS pointed to…

A real estate attorney says the pied-à-terre tax has structural complications for co-ops and condos that brokers need to understand