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Media Roundup - May 9th

Media Roundup

Canadian construction declines in March

New transit lines will drive house prices

Past condo sales shore up sagging housing starts

Developers decry 'alarming' fees for new condos, houses

Podcast: Are condos the answer, or a recipe for disaster?

Forest Hill mansion sells for $2M over asking price

Almost 39% would own condos purely as an investment: poll

Economy shows further signs of cooling

Is there a rocky road ahead?

Addicted to that Toronto real estate porn

In some neighbourhoods, Toronto's real estate market is as hot as ever

Media Roundup - April 18th

Media Roundup

The cooling housing market is dominating headlines this week:

Softer sales will cool market

Housing sales tumble across Canada

Canada's housing boom ends

Shy lenders, and the oil patch, will help Canada fend off recession

Recession roadmap

Property tax battle begins anew

U.S. housing bust not so special: report

A little mortgage savvy gets some big savings

Trustees move ahead on school closings

TTC strike deadline set

TTC studies using Tasers

Toronto: A City Becoming...er, Way Too Insular

We ignore Toronto's inner-city crisis at our peril

North America's largest doc festival begins in Toronto

Heritage Toronto walking tour begins Saturday

Media Roundup - April 11th

Media Roundup

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...here are the week's headlines:

Building permits shrink for 4th month in a row

Residential Permits Signal Maturing Canadian Real Estate Market, Economists Say

Appetite for new condos growing

40-year mortgage comes with hidden hazards

Real estate fraud not diminishing

IMF sees 25% chance of global recession this year and next

Canadian exports jump sharply

U.S. housing crisis to hurt global economy

Canada not immune to real estate decline

Brooklyn house is actually in Toronto

Decision on Eastern Ave. mall will shape city

Media Roundup - April 4th, 2008

Media Roundup

Here are the week's headlines:

You heard it here first: Longer payback loan fuels housing market

Young home buyers should invest cautiously despite unusually low interest rates

Ontario teetering on brink of recession: RBC

Has the Bank of Canada cut interest rates too far too fast?

A little info, a lot of trouble. Vendors often create problems for themselves by signing SPIS forms

New immigrants prefer suburbs to living in core neighbourhoods

End of the road for the cul-de-sac?

Hey, Richard Florida, pick up that picket sign

Media Roundup - March 28th

Media Roundup

Experts split over future housing prices in Canada

Condo conflicts on the rise, lawyer says

Residents' revolt sent condo owner to the curb

$1-billion infusion for roads, transit

Condominium sales to slow in '08: survey

Motels check out, condos check in

U.S. home prices take record tumble in January

U.S. mortgage tax break has got to go

U.S. consumer confidence hits 5-year low

Media Roundup - March 21st

Media Roundup

Up or down?  The fortunes of the housing market dominate this week's headlines:

Home affordability: A new oxymoron?

Market for suites spurred by competitive prices

Condo market driving housing starts: CMHC

Toronto snowstorms blamed for housing market meltdown

Canada begins tracking U.S. into slump

Can’t Grasp Credit Crisis? Join the Club

Homebuyers rush to pay down mortgages

Condo boom pushing out city's creatives

Media Roundup - March 14th

Media Roundup

Agents, economists and bankers are preparing for a 'real estate apocalypse' in Toronto

Canada is not immune from subprime crisis: MP Garth Turner

Canadian housing starts top expectations, but slowdown may be coming

While experts predict a slowdown in red-hot house appreciation, the condo market remains buoyant - and the luxury market is growing

Spot the up-and-comer: neighbourhoods lifted by artists

Toronto in desperate need of stronger planning laws?  Liberty Village highlights poor planning

Is he reading the the blog?  Christopher Hume on the architect and the wintery city

Media Roundup - March 7th

Media Roundup

Bank of Canada cuts interest rates by half a percent

Developer brings the bling to King Street

Stormy weather - not the city's new transfer tax - blamed for an 11 per cent decline in February real estate sales

Royal Bank finds that Canadians' home buying intentions are at the lowest point in years

Media Roundup - February 29th

Media Roundup

The new Sheppard subway has spurred a condominium boom.

Here we go again: Line-up begins for new College St. condo.

With fashion leaving, a fire destroying historic buildings and developers launching a questionable marketing campaign, change is coming to Queen St.

It's that time of the year: The Fraser Institute releases its provincial school rankings.

Taxes are lowered on Toronto's office towers.

Smaller cities likely to be best sellers' markets.

It's the 40th anniversary of Ontario's first condominium.

Media Roundup - February 15th

In The News

Premier Dalton McGuinty backs TTC takeover.

Are Canadians losing the housing dream?

Toronto's first Holiday Inn, off Hwy 427, is coming down to make way for condominiums.

Developer gets approval for a 10 storey condominium to be built on the Old Mill's upper parking lot.

The Bank of Canada signaled that more interest rate cuts are on the way.

Concerned about the quick cancellation of an exciting condominium project called N-Blox, the Globe's John Bently Mays  wonders if cookie cutter condos are ruining Toronto.

Condos keep the sizzle in house starts.

Realtors breached ethical duty