Liberals are proposing a one per cent tax on vacant homes owned by foreign non-residents
The agency also predicts that rental demand will rebound as immigration recovers
Federal budget promised $2.4B over five years, beginning with nearly $1.8B this year, for affordable housing
On a month-over-month basis, sales in March were up 5.2 per cent compared with February
Data released Monday says 36% of adults younger than 40 have given up on home ownership entirely
Listings cover properties around the region
Rural starts were estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 22,373 units
Canadians are willing to give a child, family member an average of $60,513 to help them buy a home
The data from Royal LePage comes amid an overall uptick in home prices this year,
The listing presents the 6.7-acre riverside property as a fixer-upper that would appeal to travellers
The actual national average home price also set another record in October at $607,250
Actual national average home price in September was a record $604,000
Economists had expected an annual rate of 240,000 starts in September
Still, 40 per cent of potential first-time home owners think now is a good time to buy
Compared with a year ago, sales in August were up 33.5 per cent
CREA says the actual national average price for homes sold in July was a record $571,500
Economists on average had expected an annual rate of 210,000
