Real Estate News
GTA real estate market hot again, board says (National Post)
Shaky signs of a housing rebound (Toronto Star)
Real estate bidding wars make a comeback (Toronto Star)
More victims in open house thefts, police say (Toronto Star)
Genworth to spin off part of Canadian mortgage insurance business in IPO (The Canadian Press)
May increase continues upward sales trend (Globe and Mail)
US Real Estate News
U.S. home sales spring to life (Globe and Mail)
A 2nd Wave of U.S Mortgage Defaults? (Canadian Mortgage Trends)
Economic News
Banks boost mortgage rates (Toronto Star)
Economy has reached a turning point: Scotiabank (Globe and Mail)
Bank of Canada fears dollar's surge (Globe and Mail)
Central bank on hold until mid-2010? (Globe and Mail)
Ottawa's $170-billion challenge (Globe and Mail)
Ont. hit hard as jobless rate rises to 8.4 per cent (CTV)
Urban Planning and Neighbourhoods
Professor finds similar Toronto neighbourhoods have wildly different homicide rates (National Post)
Gardiner Expressway inches toward demise (National Post)
PUG Awards go to AGO and One St. Thomas (BlogTO)
Character wins big at Pug Awards; AGO redesign, One St. Thomas voted winners (National Post)
$40M construction project aims to straighten out Dufferin Jog (CBC)
June 5, 2009
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