Thump — it’s 2 am and heavy footfalls on the ceiling above woke Christina Mann, again. That’s life in an lodging house, she says. Mann worked for years in book wholeling. But it’s been precarious work. She found herself in her 50s, single and paying $580 a month to rent…
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62% of Buy to Let Landlords Report Increase in Tenant Demand
In the midst of the current economic climate, the demand for rental properties has seen a significant upsurge, the latest studies show. A recent 2023 Landlord Report has seen 62.24% of buy-to-let landlords state they have experienced an increase in demand for their rental properties over the last 12 months….
Fraudsters impersonating homeowners to sell real estate on the rise since the pandemic
Title fraud involves a team of criminals who impersonate victims in dealing with real estate agents, lawyers and financial service providers.Evan Buhler/The Canadian Press Chicago Title Insurance Company did not have a single record of total title fraud, in which criminals impersonate a homeowner to sell a property, between the…
New year, active real estate market
By Natalia Vega February 6, 2023 6:17am The new year saw a lot of homes changing hands in Sarnia-Lambton, as 86 sales were made in January, for the highest January recorded in three years. “We were a little bit surprised to see such a busy month in January but at…
The Saskatchewan Realtors Association says the real estate market is ‘resilient’
Saskatchewan’s real estate market remains resilient, but supply levels are a major concern. According to a report by the Saskatchewan Realtors Association (SRA), pullbacks in both the attached and detached sectors resulted in 631 sales being recorded across the province in January, a year-over-year decline of nearly 16 per cent….
Avalanche kills central Pa. brothers, prominent business owners during Canadian ski trip
Two family members of one of central Pennsylvania’s most prominent construction and real estate development companies died Monday during a guided heli-ski trip in western Canada. Brothers Timothy and Jonathan Kinsley were near Mount McCrae, in British Columbia, with a heli-skiing guide when the avalanche struck and buried them in…
‘Not the time to panic,’ said the realtor, as GTA pre-construction buyers worried about closing the deal
As Toronto’s real estate market continues to struggle amid the Bank of Canada’s aggressive campaign to hike interest rates, some agents say that they are increasingly hearing from buyers of pre-construction condos who are worried about closing the deal. Realtor Jordan Scrinko, of precondo.ca, a website portal for pre-construction projects…
Lethbridge business community sees real estate reviving in 2023
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – The last several years have been tough on Lethbridge businesses both big and small but a new report suggests the buildings that businesses own are growing in value. The report, published by Avison Young, said that investment in commercial real estate has been stagnant to start 2023,…
New EPC Regulations for Landlords in 2025
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For affordable housing, it takes a team – Greeley Tribune
FORT COLLINS — Making housing more affordable takes a team approach, panelists agreed Wednesday at BizWest’s 2023 Northern Colorado Real Estate Summit Wednesday. “The problem of affordable housing is very solvable in Northern Colorado, but you can’t do it yourself,” said Jammie Rabin, co-owner of Loveland-based Aspen Homes. “You have…