by Karen Yolevski, COO, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd. | Sep 19, 2024 | Guest Columns
Following the Bank of Canada’s third consecutive cut to the overnight lending rate this year, reducing it by another 25 basis points in September to 4.25 per cent, Canada’s housing market should see an increase in activity this fall and continue into next year. For...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 29, 2024 | News
Despite ongoing housing affordability issues across Canada, younger generations remain optimistic about homeownership as a valuable long-term investment. A recent survey by Royal LePage reveals that 84 per cent of Canadians aged 18 to 38 (the “next generation” of...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 22, 2024 | Community, Good Works
With over 40 per cent of women in Canada reporting their experience of violence at the hands of an intimate partner, and nearly all of those women suffering at least one brain injury as a result, British Columbia-based charity Supporting Survivors of Abuse and Brain...
by Jamie Squires | Aug 19, 2024 | Guest Columns
As real estate professionals, we’re well aware of the challenges facing today’s housing market, especially for younger buyers. Millennials and Gen Z are finding it increasingly difficult to break into the market due to soaring property prices, high interest...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 25, 2024 | News
Yesterday, the Bank of Canada lowered its overnight lending rate by 25 basis points to 4.5 per cent, the second consecutive rate cut this year. The Bank says that growth in the Canadian economy has picked up but is still below long-term potential and that our...
