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Media Roundup - September 5th 2008

Written by Realosophy Team | Sep 05, 2008 7:58 AM

Media Roundup

Real Estate News

Briefing: Toronto's slight real estate decline (National Post)

Builders face financing squeeze (Globe and Mail)

Resale home listings hit record high (Globe and Mail)

Rental Property Can Help Home Buyer Move Up market (CEP News)

Home sales up in 905 area (Toronto Star)

Cash Back Mortgages Examined (Canadian Mortgage Trends)

Condos hold line (Toronto Sun)

Economic News

Bank of Canada Holds Overnight Target Rate at 3% (CEP News)

Economists Say Bank of Canada Likely on Hold for Remainder of 2008 (CEP News)

Bank of Canada Decision Pushes Bond Prices Lower (CEP News)

Urban Planning and Neighbourhoods

$55-billion Toronto transit plan sets stage for political battle (Globe and Mail)

Modernism's concrete prophet (Toronto Star)

John St. hub of thriving community (Toronto Star)

Metrolinx Transit Plan Unveiled (BlogTO)

P Diddy weighs in on transportation issues (Spacing)

Regional Canadian Real Estate News

Saskatoon returns to more normal stable market environment: SRAR (Saskatoon Online)

Updated Monthly Stats For Edmonton MLS Sales (Edmonton Real Estate Blog)

Is Vancouver’s Condo Market Bottoming? (Vancouver Reflections)

Balance and Harmony (Yatter Matters)