Real Estate News
First-time buyers: Taking Liberty (National Post)
Do record home sales mean the worst is over? (National Post)
First-time buyers: Get centred (National Post)
Home sales strengthen in second quarter (Globe and Mail)
Canadian home sales up in 2nd quarter (CBC)
Refinance and save? Think again (CBC)
Yonge-Bloor development on the brink (Toronto Star)
The Problem with 1Bloor (SavelBlogs)
Update on 1Bloor (SavelBlogs)
'If I lose 1 Bloor, I don't just lose a deal - I lose my dream' (Toronto Star)
Will 5-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Further? (Canadian Mortgage Trends)
Pre-Approval Conversion Volumes Jump (Canadian Mortgage Trends)
Economic News
Canada Buys C$2.33 Billion of Bank Mortgages, Less Than Offered (Bloomberg)
Canada Bonds End Sharply Lower On Influence From US Treasurys (WSJ)
Inflation goes negative for first time in 15 years (Canada.com)
Inflation: Why do prices rise and fall? (CBC)
Why economists are watching the paint dry (Globe and Mail)
Canada's economy - The Great Divide (Globe and Mail)
Urban Planning and Neighbourhoods
Cities for People at OCAD (Spacing)
Cities for People: The Melancholy of East Chinatown (Spacing)
Cities for People - Crescent Town (Spacing)
Cities for People — Main Square (Spacing)
Toronto's Forgotten Landmarks: Tower Automotive (BlogTO)
Transit City power struggle? (National Post)