Real Estate News
U.S. firms didn’t hurt the Canadian mortgage market — they helped it (Financial Post)
Canadian housing market still looks good here compared to U.S. (Vancouver Sun)
Canadian Real Estate Slows Inexorably (Seeking Alpha)
Holiday home sales bring relief in scary times (Globe and Mail)
When is The Best Time to Sell Your Home? (Richard Silver)
US Real Estate News
U.S. falls deeper into recession (Globe and Mail)
U.S. home prices drop 18 per cent (Globe and Mail)
Economic News
The Year in Review: Winners and Losers of a Year Most Would Rather Forget (CEP News)
Recession Will Drag Down Canadian Economy Well Into 2009, Desjardins Says (CEP News)
Scotiabank Forecasts Quick Recovery for Canadian Economy (CEP News)
Canadian Economy to Stall in 2009, Says RBC Report (CEP News)
BMO Sees Rising Unemployment, Falling Economy for Canada in 2009 (CEP News)
Urban Planning and Neighbourhoods
2008: The year of the architectural turnaround (Toronto Star)
Like it or not, condos will keep going up (Toronto Star)
New year brings opportunity to transform the city (Toronto Star)
Ontario’s Creative Class (Creative Class Blog)