Media Roundup
Real Estate News
Spring brings new signs of life in housing market (Globe and Mail)
Canada's housing market shows signs of life (National Post)
Home ownership got more affordable at end of 2008, bank reports (CBC)
Time right for first-time homebuyers: experts (Toronto Star)
Home is where the tax is (National Post)
When your house is not your home (Globe and Mail)
Canada Mortgage Rates Not Likely to Fall, Soper Says (Bloomberg)
Buyers gaining upper hand in real estate market (Toronto Star)
Should you put down roots in real estate? (Toronto Star)
Genworth Financial Tightens Guidelines (Canadian Mortgage Trends)
US Real Estate News
Obama launches mortgage rescue plan (CNN)
U.S. Housing Starts and Building Permits Pull Back in March (CEP News)
Economic News
Canada's inflation rate in March eases to 1.2% (CBC)
Urban Planning and Neighbourhoods
Appeal brewing for Leslieville big box project (National Post)
Don Mills centre will be the anti-mall (Toronto Star)
Current planning system a 'messy democracy' (Toronto Star)
Celebrate Cities with Jane’s Walk - May 2/3 (All About Cities)
Don't blindfold parents (Globe and Mail)
Parent group slams Ontario school demographic website (CBC)
Ontario schools website's 'shopping bag' feature dropped (CBC)
