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Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of a percentage point to 1/4 per cent, which the Bank judges to be the effective lower bound for that rate. The Bank Rate is correspondingly lowered Read More...

Posted Tuesday, April 21, 2009 8:34 AM by Varun Mathur | 0 Comments

March Resale Housing Results Bring Positive News
In March 2009 Toronto Real Estate Board reported 6,171 sales – down seven per cent from March 2008, representing the smallest year-over-year decline in the last five months. The average price for March transactions was $362,052 – down less Read More...

Posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 9:35 AM by Varun Mathur | 0 Comments

Bank of Canada lowers overninght lending rate by 1/2 percentage point
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-half of a percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank Rate is now 3/4 per cent. The Read More...

Posted Tuesday, March 03, 2009 11:00 AM by Varun Mathur | 0 Comments

Home Buyer Incentives in 2009 Federal Budget
Yesterday's federal budget has several incentives for home buyers & home owners as well: 1.Home Buyers Plan - 1st time homebuyers can now withdraw $25,000 from their RRSPs without any penalty or taxes. This has been increased from the previous Read More...

Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:11 PM by Varun Mathur | 0 Comments

74,552 Sales in 2008!
Total residential sales for the year 2008 were 74,552 as reported by Toronto Real Estate Board. This is down from the previous year's total of 93,193 is 2007 and 83,084 recorded in 2006. The average price in 2008 averaged $379,347 as compared to $376,236 Read More...

Posted Monday, January 12, 2009 12:57 PM by Varun Mathur | 0 Comments

May 2008 TREB Sales at 9411
TREB Members saw 9,411 sales of single family dwellings in May, TREB President Maureen O’Neill announced today. “While off last year’s pace, a 9,000 plus sales month is certainly indicative of a healthy market,” said the President. Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 9:38 PM by Varun Mathur | 0 Comments

GTA Resale Housing Market Moderate in May
Moderate sales and healthy price increases continued to characterize the GreaterToronto Area resale housing market during the first half of May,With 4,422 sales throughout the GTA in the first two weeks of this month, activity has declined 12 per cent Read More...

Posted Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:10 PM by Varun Mathur | 0 Comments