Housing starts across Canada trended upward last month, according to recent figures from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). According to CMHC data, the standalone monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of housing starts for all areas in Canada was 282,428 units in January 2021, an increase of 23.1% from December 2020. Read more: National [&hellip…
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Ask any mortgage broker what Canadians want in a home and you’re likely to hear the same answer again and again: Space. While COVID-19 has indeed sent home-hunters into the wilds in search of more square footage, new data from real estate listing portal Zolo.ca has found that prospective homeowners have more on their minds. [&hellip…
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The BlackNorth Initiative, launched in mid-2020 amid widespread calls to address racial injustice across Canadian industries, now has the support of more than 400 Canadian business leaders – with a combined value of $1.3 trillion – on board. The BlackNorth CEO pledge is aimed at rooting out systemic racism by ensuring that come 2025, Black [&hellip…
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