by REM Editorial Team | Aug 9, 2024 | News
The issue of “greedflation,” a phenomenon where profits exceed inflation and create a significant rise in the cost of living due to corporate profiteering, was recently explored in a Money.ca study. It revealed corporate greed significantly drives up the...
by Brendon Ogmundson | May 31, 2024 | Columnists
“I am a patient boy, I wait, I wait, I wait, I wait …” This opening line to the classic 1988 punk-rock anthem Waiting Room, by Fugazi, expresses a sentiment currently felt across the Canadian housing market as we wait on the Bank of Canada. Indeed, there’s a...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 1, 2024 | News
As 2024 unfolds, Canada’s home insurance landscape braces for significant changes, echoing the challenges and trends seen in the auto insurance sector. The marked inflation experienced last year sets the stage for anticipated developments. Despite expectations...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 5, 2024 | News
Over the past two years, the rising cost of borrowing has led many Canadians to reconsider their plans to buy a home. A recent survey by Royal LePage, conducted by Leger, reveals that since the Bank of Canada started increasing its key lending rate in March 2022, 27...
by REM Editorial Team | Dec 19, 2023 | News
With interest rates and inflation rising high over the last few years, Canadians have gone through some tough times — to the point that many are holding their real estate plans, whether buying or selling. Although the Bank of Canada announced its final rate hold of...
