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 statistics – which mark the [...]

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 advantage of housing affordability in [...]