http://www.keycanadablog.ca Canadian Real Estate News and Blog Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:24:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Source: National Post During the depth of the financial crisis, the political appetite to rein in perceived excesses in various segments of the economy was significant. It seemed that international conferences amongst the G20 nations were being held at ever shrinking intervals promising that those deemed to be held responsible for ... http://www.keycanadablog.ca/?p=641 Source: Globe and Mail The Canadian Real Estate Association approved changes Monday that will give those who buy or sell their homes on its listing service more power to handle portions of the transaction on their own, but it was not enough to satisfy the Competition Commissioner. In a move to cut ... http://www.keycanadablog.ca/?p=639 Source: CREA According to statistics released by The Canadian Real Estate Association, the number of homes sold through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems of Canadian real estate Boards declined in January 2010 from the previous month. Seasonally adjusted national home sales dropped 2.8 per cent from near record levels reported in ... http://www.keycanadablog.ca/?p=636 Source: Competition Bureau of Canada The Competition Bureau announced today that it will challenge rules imposed by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) that limit consumer choice and prevent innovation in the market for residential real estate services. The Commissioner of Competition has determined that CREA’s rules restrict the ability of consumers ... http://www.keycanadablog.ca/?p=633 KeyCanada.ca is pleased to announced the launch of its newest rental real estate web site - TorontoApartmentFinder.ca. Created in response to a growing demand for high quality online Canadian real estate resources, TorontoApartment.ca offers a place where tenants can search for rental accommodation. TorontoApartmentFinder.ca offers the most complete listing of ... http://www.keycanadablog.ca/?p=628 Source: Financial Post A legal battle is brewing between one of the country's largest real estate companies and Rogers Communications Inc., the owner of a new website promoting property listings across Canada. The Financial Post has learned Century 21 Canada is suing Zoocasa Inc., which officially launched last month, for "scraping" information ... http://www.keycanadablog.ca/?p=622 Source: Globe and Mail Despite July's slight slip in housing starts, economists point out plenty of reasons for optimism 1) Housing starts are expected to rise While the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts decreased to 132,000 units in July from 137,000 units in June, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says starts ... http://www.keycanadablog.ca/?p=612 In July 2009, Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported a record 9,967 sales, up 28 per cent from July 2008. The average price for July transactions was $395,414 – up by six per cent compared to the same month last year. "Households confident in their positioning within the current economic environment have taken ... http://www.keycanadablog.ca/?p=609 An increase in sales across Canada and is the best sign yet that the country's real estate market is well on its way to recovery. Amid the month-to-month torrent of real estate statistics, economists pegged particular significance on new numbers because they reveal widespread strength at strong prices and showed mounting ... http://www.keycanadablog.ca/?p=602 The building of the Yellow Treehouse Restaurant , 10 meters up a redwood tree in a New Zealand forest, was an integrated marketing campaign done for the New Zealand Yellow Pages. A non-professional was chosen to get it built, using only the Yellow Pages. The ad campaign just won ... http://www.keycanadablog.ca/?p=598